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For two days in a row back in 2018, four-year-old Calvin Otieno suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting, and his mother responded by giving him a salt solution.Pearl Otieno tells IPS that diarrhoea

The Noteworthy team also reveals numerous decisions have not been finalised by Government on long-promised public IVF services.

I noted in my post about Pakistan that a shortage of clean water for millions of flood victims may lead to outbreaks of diarrheal diseases. It's worth getting into the issue of how unclean water causes these diseases. Basically, the problem is water contaminated by human feces.

The reopening of face-to-face schooling sessions in four states under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) from today provides relief to parents

“I lost some of my colleagues and pupils to attacks. While some of us moved to Maiduguri, others ran to Bosso in Niger Republic,” a teacher, Mr Bukar, narrates.

Nearly one in three people worldwide don’t have reliable or affordable access to safe drinking water. The figures are likely to go up as climate change makes the situation difficult.

The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), has launched its Annual Mole Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Conference series in Accra, on the theme: “Repositioning the WASH Sector for Emergency Response and Sustainable Development.” The four-day conference, which marked the 32nd in the Mole series, will be…

This is the first instalment in a two-part series examining access to safe water.

Teachers and residents express their concerns but Lagos State Government speaks on efforts to resolve the challenges.

Friday, 2 July 2021, 4:01 pm Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally are at risk of still being without lifesaving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals that three in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Handwashing is one of the ...