Despite progress towards ensuring basic sanitation services for all, access still eludes many. According to recent estimates, over half of the global population – or 4.2 billion people across the ...
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1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO
Billions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization. ...
Read moreWhat does Pakistan’s typhoid outbreak tell us?
Pakistan is facing world’s largest extremely drug resistant (XDR) typhoid outbreak. More than 5,000 cases were reported from Hyderabad and Karachi in the first phase. Some 11 cases were reported ...
Read moreNGT alarmed at post-Kumbh mess in Prayragraj, warns of epidemic
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) administered a sharp rebuke to the Uttar Pradesh government for the thousands of tonnes of solid waste that piled up in Prayagraj and untreated sewage ...
Read moreTyphoid fever strikes Manus Island refugees
An outbreak of typhoid fever has struck refugees detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island. Suspected cases of the illness are affecting men in all three refugee detention ...
Read moreFuel shortage grounds council refuse trucks
Harare, Capital of Zimbabwe, has run out of fuel to collect garbage, raising fears of a cholera or typhoid outbreak The city faces a potential outbreak with the lack of ...
Read moreFiji takes measures to battle Typhoid outbreak
Fijian authorities have recorded a total of 59 cases in two provinces: In the Naitasiri: 34 confirmed and 14 suspected cases In Namosi: 6 confirmed and 5 suspected cases The ...
Read moreRestaurant owners told to focus on cleanliness in preparing food to prevent typhoid
State Local Government, Housing and Health committee chairman advised restaurant owners to focus on cleanliness in preparing food for their customers to prevent typhoid in Kota Baru, Malaysia, as there ...
Read moreMystery fever in Balapur down to typhoid, dengue
Nearly a fortnight after several cases of a mystery fever were reported from 16 settlements, largely housing Rohingya refugees, in Balapur area of the city, cases of typhoid, dengue and ...
Read moreHealth ministry asked to get Ctg WASA water tested
A water supplier in Halishahar, Agrabad has been directed to form a committee to test for contamination after a public interest writ petition was filed in response to recent outbreaks ...
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