A nationwide hand washing program designed to highlight the importance of good hygiene in preventing diseases such as typhoid was launched in Fiji on July 4th, with fifty-four schools chosen ...
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India’s ‘worst water crisis in history’ leaves millions thirsty
A report found that India’s water crisis has 600 million people currently facing acute water shortage and almost 200,000 dying from polluted water each year. The report attributes 20% of ...
Read moreOtago researchers shed light on neglected problem of typhoid fever in the Pacific
University of Otago researchers find poor sanitation facilities to be the major source of Salmonella Typhi in Fiji, with transmission occurring predominantly through consumption of contaminated surface water and unwashed ...
Read moreDrug-resistant bacteria thrive at Mumbai’s most popular beaches
National Institute of Oceanography finds Salmonella typhi in water of popular Mumbai beaches, along with drug-resistant E. coli and other bacteria
Read moreMonsoon season puts Rohingya refugees at risk – time for international support is now, says the International Rescue Committee
The upcoming monsoon season in Bangladesh threatens the nearly 700,000 Rohingya refugees who have settled in camps there, increasing the danger of diarrheal diseases, malaria, and typhoid
Read moreTyphoid scare: South Delhi’s Nehru Nagar residents blame unclean DJB water
At least six people in this neighborhood, three of them children from a single family, were infected with typhoid in the last two months Residents blame contamination of the water ...
Read moreStudy reveals city potable water rife with bacteria
Residents of Kathmandu Valley have been forced to drink water infected with coliform bacteria such as Vibrio cholera and Salmonella typhi, a new study reveals. Tests showed that 78.75 percent ...
Read moreHarare cuts off water supplies to residents
The Harare City Council has begun to shut off water service to nonpaying residents, a move that residents say puts them at risk of diseases like typhoid Harare has been ...
Read moreHyderabad residents still deprived of clean drinking water
Many in Hyderabad are unable to get clean drinking water, putting them at risk of waterborne diseases Hyderabad is in the midst of the first extensively drug-resistant typhoid outbreak
Read moreSeven years of suffering: Syria facts and figures
35% of all Syrians have no access to safe drinking water, putting them at risk of waterborne diseases like diarrheal diseases and typhoid fever
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