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SIERRA LEONE: Communities take...
SIERRA LEONE: Communities take charge, one latrine at a time
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Kadiatou Samura proudly showed her pristine new toilet to her Member of Parliament, the leader of her chiefdom and the head of the UN Children’s...
toilet, latrine, defecation, diarrhoea, sanitation, hygiene
SOMALIA: Dozens die in diarrho...
SOMALIA: Dozens die in diarrhoea outbreak
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
At least 100 people have died in the past four weeks after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in and around the town of Abudwaaq, in...
diarrhoea, outbreak, water, dehydration, contamination
International Year of Sanitati...
International Year of Sanitation launched
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, the vice president and secretary of state for Women’s Affairs, yesterday, presided over the official launching of the...
unicef, sanitation, health, children, diarrhoea, environment
SOMALIA: Eleven dead as diarrh...
SOMALIA: Eleven dead as diarrhoea hits Sanaag region
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Friday, April 18, 2008
At least 11 people have died in Dhahar district in the Sanaag region of northern Somalia, after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), medical...
diarrhoea, outbreak, treatment, people, dead, health, doctors
ANGOLA: Flooding brings surge ...
ANGOLA: Flooding brings surge in cholera
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Widespread flooding in southern Angola has been blamed for a surge in cholera, with 4,500 cases of the waterborne disease reported this year, and 150...
flood, cholera, disease, risks, health, latrines, dehydration, water, diarrhoea
SOMALIA: Acute watery diarrhoe...
SOMALIA: Acute watery diarrhoea kills 11 in Belet Hawo
IRIN
Monday, March 03, 2008
An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in and around the town of Belet Hawo, southwestern Somalia, has killed at least 11 people in the past...
cholera, outbreak, diarrhoea, water
ZIMBABWE: Thirsty Bulawayo str...
ZIMBABWE: Thirsty Bulawayo struggles with diarrhoea
IRIN
Sunday, November 11, 2007
More than 3,000 cases of diarrhoea have been reported in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city, in the last two months, as residents struggle with water...
regional, water, diarrhoea, drinking, health, thirsty
SENEGAL: Calls for more preven...
SENEGAL: Calls for more prevention as cholera cases rise
IRIN
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
As the number of cholera cases in Senegal this year tops 2,000, Red Cross and UN officials say not enough has changed since a huge epidemic two...
regional, prevention, cholera, cases, people, epidemic, infection, diarrhoea
SUDAN: Prevention key to avert...
SUDAN: Prevention key to averting cholera outbreak in flood-hit areas
IRIN
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Sudan has been experiencing its worst floods ever, raising health concerns among officials, including Yakub Vaid, head of the World Health...
regional, healt, cholera, flood, rain, who, prevention, cases, water, diseases, malaria, fever, diarrhoea, lives, hygiene, disaster, public, awareness, campaign, uniceff, training, epidemics
ZIMBABWE: Untreated sewage mak...
ZIMBABWE: Untreated sewage makes its way into drinking water
IRIN
Friday, August 24, 2007
The dumping of untreated sewage into Lake Chivero, the main water supply dam of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, has finally caught up with the...
regional, sewage, drinking, water, health, dam, diarrhoea, patients, infection, treatment, plant, fuel, cholera, disaster, medical, drugs
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