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Nepal: Sanitation finally a priority
The diarrhoea that spread earlier in 2009 in 18 districts across Nepal killed nearly 300 people; nearly six months after the initial outbreak, four ministries have finally made a joint commitment to l… more →
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Gates Foundation awards $10.9 million to study impacts of sanitation on diseases
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received a five-year, $10.9 million gran … more →
Gates Foundation awards $10.9 million to study impacts of sanitation on diseases
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received a five-year, $10.9 million gran … more →
Diarrhoea kills over a million over-fives each year
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dietvorst wrote 4 weeks ago: Diarrhoea kills three times more over-five-year-olds in Africa and South-East Asia than previously t … more →
Nepal: Sanitation finally a priority
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dietvorst wrote 4 weeks ago: The diarrhoea that spread earlier in 2009 in 18 districts across Nepal killed nearly 300 people; nea … more →
Tackling global health risks prevents premature deaths
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Global life expectancy could be increased by nearly five years by addressing five factors affecting … more →
Bolivia: drop in diarrhoea thanks to swine flu handwashing campaign
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: If any good has come of the global H1N1 flu pandemic, it may have started with a child like Nayeli Q … more →
Brazil: Sanitation deficit "shameful" - expert
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Nearly 50% of the nearly 200mn inhabitants of Brazil do not have access to sewerage networks, accord … more →
Brazil: Sanitation deficit "shameful" - expert
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Nearly 50% of the nearly 200mn inhabitants of Brazil do not have access to sewerage networks, accord … more →
Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what can be done
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Johansson, E.M. … [et al.] (2009). Diarrhoea : why children are still dying and what can be do … more →
UNICEF/WHO - Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what can be done
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Despite the existence of inexpensive and efficient means of treatment, diarrhoea kills more children … more →
Bringing proper sanitation to rural Afghanistan
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: The second Global Handwashing Day was celebrated on 15 October 2009 in Kabul and 34 provinces of Afg … more →
South-East Asia: diarrhoea is a leading cause of child deaths
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Fifty children under-five die every hour in South-East Asia due to diarrhoea. It is a leading cause … more →
Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to combat childhood diarrhoea in developing countries
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dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to combat childhood diarrhoea in developing countries Hu … more →
Survey of Food-hygiene Practices at Home and Childhood Diarrhoea in Hanoi, Viet Nam
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Survey of food-hygiene practices at home and childhood diarrhoea in Hanoi, Viet Nam Jnl Health, Pop … more →
Intermittent slow sand filtration for preventing diarrhoea among children in Kenyan households using unimproved water sources
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Intermittent slow sand filtration for preventing diarrhoea among children in Kenyan households using … more →
South Africa, Cape Town: basic services needed to save babies
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Toddler Sanele Qaqa should have been running around his home by now. Instead, his family is grieving … more →
South Africa, Cape Town: basic services needed to save babies
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Toddler Sanele Qaqa should have been running around his home by now. Instead, his family is grieving … more →
Climate change: high adaptation costs for water sector, World Bank study says
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: “Water supply and flood management, ranks as one of the top three climate adaptation costs in … more →
Child undernutrition, tropical enteropathy, toilets, and handwashing
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: The impact of sanitation and hygiene on child mortality and health has been underestimated, contends … more →
