Water borne diseases is the general term used to denote diseases associated with poor water supply or quality. In developing world countries four-fifths of all illness is caused by water-borne ...

Nearly 100 people have died of cholera in two weeks since the waterborne disease outbreak began in Sudan's White Nile State.

Video. The arrival of Cyclone Jude in Mozambique has raised serious concerns for children, as flooding increases the risk of ...

UNICEF has announced that Japan’s government has donated $2.5 million in aid to support vulnerable Afghan children in response to natural disasters. This funding will assist in providing essential ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Japan has allocated 2.5 million US dollars to provide healthcare, clean drinking water and protective services for Afghan children, the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) ...

Officials here are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking ... agriculture ministry officials said. The UN children’s agency has warned that two million children ...

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