Officials in Cape Town are urging residents to continue handwashing despite water shortages Typhoid cases have doubled in the past year as Cape Town heads towards Day Zero
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Vector-borne diseases down, water-borne posing threat
Health officials fear a surge of waterborne diseases in Ahmedabad Already registered 30 typhoid cases in first six days on 2018
Read moreMnangagwa warns local authorities
In his first State of the Nation address, Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa challenged local authorities to provide clean water to residents to end recurrences of waterborne diseases
Read moreCity steps up war on typhoid
The Harare city council is making efforts to ensure running water for all neighborhoods, particularly in Mbare, and encouraging people to exercise good hygiene
Read moreFlying toilets at Mbare flats
Residents in Mbare, where a typhoid outbreak is taking place, have resorted to using “flying toilets” in the absence of a proper sewage system
Read moreWater, Sanitation, Hygiene Vital
The government of Papua New Guinea has been called on to focus on water and sanitation improvements “People talk about HIV/AIDS and all that, but waterborne diseases like typhoid and ...
Read moreContaminated water spreading typhoid, hepatitis, diarrhoea in Nawabshah
Half a million people in Nawabshah, Pakistan drink contaminated water that can spread diseases like typhoid and other waterborne diseases
Read moreSierra Leone News: “Everybody pays a heavy price for the illegal dumping of waste by anti-social households”–FCC Environment Office
Widespread improper dumping of waste in Freetown, Sierra Leone is contaminating the city’s water, leading to a rise of waterborne diseases like typhoid
Read moreZambia: Residents in Kalingalinga upset with government after typhoid breakout
After a water crisis contributed to a typhoid outbreak in Zambia, residents have asked the Ministry of Health to facilitate a safe water supply to the area However, workers for ...
Read moreStop wasting sewage to save ‘finite’ supplies of fresh water, warns UN
The United Nations has called for the world to stop throwing sewage away, as fresh water is finite and should be re-used
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