Safe water and sanitation is necessary to cut down rates of waterborne diseases like typhoid
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Outbreak of Typhoid in Kalingalinga due to poor hygiene – LWSC
Lusaka Water and Sewage Company investigated Stuart Park, which is the utility company’s main distribution center for over 40% percent of Lusaka City Investigations revealed poor hygiene practices and environmental ...
Read moreDiarrhoea assumes epidemic scale in Gurugram, officials take urgent steps
Increase in a number of cases of microbial diseases like Diarrhea and Typhoid has become a major medical challenge in Gurugram The district health department has been prompted to collect ...
Read moreWorkshop held on potable water supply
NGOs, government leaders, and infrastructure operators attended a clean water workshop in villages in Jalandhar, Punjab The workshop was part of an effort to prevent typhoid, cholera, and other waterborne ...
Read moreSchools pose great health risk due to lack of water
A report from the Joint Monitoring Program by the WHO and UNICEF found that three in 10 people around the world lack access to clean water in homes and schools, ...
Read moreTreated water for villagers
The contaminated water supply from the Batiri river used by villagers during dry spells has been blamed for causes of typhoid in the village in past years. After a new ...
Read moreDrinking water contaminated by pipeline leakage can make you ill
Physicians in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh issue a warning about transmission of typhoid, cholera and other waterborne diseases from contaminated groundwater
Read moreZimbabwe: Zinwa to Embark on Water Quality Tests Countrywide
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority is going on a nationwide testing of borehole water quality This comes after tests in Harare confirmed contamination of borehole water
Read moreTanzania works to end open defecation along major highways
Tanzania is set to build modern public latrines along major highways to control open defecation and spread of diseases like typhoid The sanitation campaign is projected to reach 15,000 villages, ...
Read moreZimbabwe: Vendors Laugh Off Ban, Blame Typhoid on Govt
Street food vendors in Harare have refused to obey a government ban on the selling of vegetables and fruits, saying that the state must first give them jobs Vendors point ...
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