Zimbabwe’s Unsafe Water Brings Threat of Waterborne Disease

Jennifer Madongonda, 43, shares a seven-roomed house with three other families in the low-income suburb of Budiriro, about 15km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Seven months ago the municipality cut off water supply because they couldn’t...

Beyond Chad’s Cholera Emergency

Temporary thatch-walled latrines marked “Oxfam-GB” in green letters line a schoolyard in the southern Chadian town of Bongor. The NGO put them up as part of an interagency response to a cholera epidemic: along with emergency beds and intravenous equipment...

Elevated N2 And Ph Widespread in Much of the Nation’s Streams And Groundwater

Elevated concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus, nutrients that can negatively impact aquatic ecosystems and human health, have remained the same or increased in many streams and aquifers across the Nation since the early 1990’s, according to a new...

Superstition Undermines Pakistan’s Clean Water Messages

From his village in the southern Punjab district of Rajanpur, a holy man believed to be endowed with mystical powers (`pir’) is frequently called upon to intone religious verses over containers of water – in the belief that this will purify...

European Union Supporting 23 Million Euros Worth of Water Projects in Ghana

The European Union (EU) has inaugurated 39 completed small town water and sanitation projects in two regions to the tune of 23 million euros.

AFGHANISTAN: Chlorination Drive to Avert Water-borne Diseases

Health workers in flood-affected parts of Afghanistan are trying to prevent water-borne disease outbreaks by chlorinating drinking water and promptly delivering health services.

European Union Envoy Commits to Providing Clean Water to the People of Lesotho

The European Union (EU) ambassador to Lesotho, Hans Duynhouwer, says the EU and Lesotho’s other development partners are committed to ensuring that the Basotho have access to clean and safe water.

Real-world Proof of Hand Washing’s Effectiveness

Scientists are reporting dramatic new real-world evidence supporting the idea that hand washing can prevent the spread of water-borne disease. It appears in a new study showing a connection between fecal bacteria contamination on hands, fecal contamination...

In Brief: Lake Chad’s Water Woes

Finding clean water is as difficult for people living on the islands in Lake Chad as it is for their neighbours along the shores. “Since 1963, the surface area of Lake Chad has decreased from approximately 25,000 sq km to 1,350 sq km,” according...