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Is Another Cholera Epidemic on the Way in Zimbabwe?
Waterborne diseases, such as typhoid, dysentery and watery diarrhea – all approaching epidemic levels – are creating concerns that conditions exist for a reprise of the 2008/09 cholera epidemic, which killed more than 4,000 people and infected...
Malawi Benefits From $88m US WASH Project
World Vision International (WVI) in collaboration with US-based National Leadership Council for Every Child have launched a five-year Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project for the Southern Africa region totaling $88million in the capital Lilongwe.
Contamination of UK Mobile Phones And Hands Revealed
One in six mobile phones in Britain is contaminated with faecal matter, according to new research released ahead of Global Handwashing Day. Experts say the most likely reason for the potentially harmful bacteria festering on so many gadgets is people...
United Nations Children Fund Says Regular Hand Washing Could Save the Lives of More Than 150,000 Nigerian Children Annually
As Nigeria joins the world to commemorate this year’s Global Hand washing Day (GHD) on Saturday, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says on Friday in Abuja that regular hand washing could save the lives of more than 150,000 children annually...
Selling the Toilet Idea to Residents of Bangladesh
By some measures, Bangladesh is modernizing rapidly – one in two residents now owns a cell phone. However, when it comes to basic sanitation, progress is clogged. While some point to obstacles of funding and a lack of political leadership, others...
France Okays Grant for Lome Sanitation Project
Adji Oteth Ayassor, Togo’s Finance Minister, Dominique Renaux, the French Ambassador to Togo, and Philippe Collignon, the Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a grant agreement of CFA 3.3 billion to prop up the sanitary works...
Nigeria Urged to Stamp Out Environmental Hazards Like Defecating in the Open
The UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Suomi Sakai, has urged Nigeria to stamp out environmental hazards of defecating in the open and reduce the high rate of water-borne diseases in rural communities across the country.
Dirty Brits! Only One in Three Wash Their Hands After Each Visit to the Restroom
With E.coli once again in the headlines, research by global hygiene experts, Initial, shows that only one in three British people wash their hands after a visit to the toilet. As E.coli bacteria can spread from person to person by what is known as the...
