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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.
Islamic Development Bank to Provide Mozambique $70m for Various Development Projects
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will provide Mozambique with $68.3 million over the three year period (2011-2013) to finance projects in aquaculture and artisanal fisheries, rural water supply, and sanitation and electricity infrastructures, Planning...
Global Sanitation Fund Grants Nigeria’s Ministry of Water Resources $5m
The Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) granted Nigeria’s ministry of Water Resources $5 million, to be received in January on installment of $1 million per year, in a bid for the country to tackle sanitation problem across the country, Dr Obioha Agada, the...
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...
Cholera Soars in Lake Chad Basin Countries
Cholera has killed at least 1,200 people this year in the countries surrounding Lake Chad – Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria; the illness, linked primarily to poor sanitation and lack of potable water, has struck some 38,800 people in the region...
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.
