Sep 20, 2024 · Kande Primary School, located along Lake Malawi in Nkhatabay district, northern Malawi, has long struggled with water scarcity leading to unsanitary conditions which have triggered diseases including cholera. Frequent outbreaks of waterborne diseases posed a risk to 933 learners of the school and the surrounding c...

May 22, 2023 · Providing clean water to the home of every child in India A safe water supply in every household will ensure children and families survive and thrive.

Jul 22, 2024 · Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a strong El Nino-induced drought leading to water scarcity. Water scarcity increases the risk of waterborne diseases and malnutrition among children. It also leads to school dropouts and child exploitation and abuse as children are mobilised to fetch water from far away distances...

Nov 4, 2020 · How clean water has reduced waterborne diseases in a rural village in northern Uganda In Teatit village, Kole District in northern Uganda, 300 community members have a reason to smile. Since April 2020, the members have not suffered from diarrhoeal diseases, thanks to Kole District authorities who have built a borehole that gives them clean and ...

Aug 19, 2020 · Challenge, Fifty-nine per cent of the population in South Sudan lacks access to safe water. To survive, families may be forced to drink dirty water, putting them at risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea, which remain the leading causes of death among children in South Sudan. The situation is fu...

Jun 24, 2019 · A safe water supply is the backbone of a healthy economy, yet is woefully under prioritized, globally. It is estimated that waterborne diseases have an economic burden of approximately USD 600 million a year in India. This is especially true for drought- and flood-prone areas, which affected a third of India’s...

Sep 2, 2021 · PORT-AU-PRINCE / PANAMA CITY, 2 September 2021.- About 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases, UNICEF warned today. Severe conditions in southwestern Haiti where over half million children lack access to shelter, drinking water...

NEW YORK - 22 March 2019: Children under the age of 15 living in countries affected by protracted conflict are, on average, almost three times more likely to die from diarrhoeal diseases caused by a lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene than by direct violence, UNICEF said in a new report today.

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