Lack of access to clean water is a factor in the spread of cholera.
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Nigeria is prone to a variety of factors that lead to recurring cholera outbreaks.
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Sanitation in Shanghai is not just about cleanliness but also power, culture and social norms.
Vaccination against hepatitis E is not widespread yet globally.
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Hepatitis E is a global health problem with about 20 million cases occurring annually, three million symptomatic cases, and 60,000 deaths.
Florence Nightingale experienced her personal call to nursing at age 16 and ultimately became known as the “Lady with the Lamp.”
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Among her 5 decades of accomplishments, Nightingale founded the world’s first nursing school and advocated health care for all.
Millions of Ghanaians rely on private commercial transport to commute.
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Critics have described Ghana’s emissions tax as premature.
Feet of a person with lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis.
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In rural Ghana, only 18% of patients believe elephantiasis is a disease. Some others think it is caused by curses or even rain. Only by understanding local beliefs can it be treated effectively.
Open sewage at Kenya’s largest slum, Kibera, in Nairobi.
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The struggle with open defecation is a silent emergency, undermining the continent’s efforts towards sustainable development goals.
Palestinians fill drinking water containers at a distribution site in Khan Yunis, south Gaza, on Oct. 8, 2023.
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As the war between Hamas and Israel grinds forward, two experts explain how Israelis and Palestinians have cooperated to tackle their region’s water challenges.
As July temperatures soared to triple digits, hundreds of homeless people lived on the street outside Phoenix’s largest shelter.
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As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and to prioritize mental health and well-being.
Affordable housing in Ghana is unavailable for most people.
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Ghana’s housing deficit needs immediate attention.
Access to clean water is a major issue in Nigeria.
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Nigerians lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities despite investment in these areas. Procurement law contributes to this inadvertently.
Many South Africans still don’t have access to safe toilets.
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Flushing toilets use around nine to 12 litres of water per flush. And that is potable water.
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Ultraviolet radiation at specific wavelengths is great at killing germs – but when used incorrectly, it can also cause health risks.
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You’re meant to carry out your poo, if you visit Australia’s alpine backcountry. But not many people do – and it’s leaving plenty of evidence.
South Africa’s water situation is a complex issue.
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South Africa’s water situation is complex. It needs better monitoring and implementation of plans.
Women displaced from rural villages in the Anglophone region gather to wash clothes in a stream.
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Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis could escalate into a complex disaster emergency with dire environmental consequences.
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500 million people live in 19 African countries deemed “water insecure”.
Two female residents of Tambak Lorok village in Central Java visit their damaged house after it was hit by high tidal flooding.
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Female residents of Indonesian fishing village Tambak Lorok show a unique response in dealing with the pandemic.
Governments must provide adequate sanitation and hygiene infrastructure.
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Access to water and other sanitation infrastructure depended on income level.
A boy leaves mobile and portable public toilet at Ketu in Lagos.
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The government must shore up efforts to finance water and sanitation in Nigeria.