Waterborne diseases

Yemen's cholera outbreak kills 51 people in two weeks -WHO

A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 51 people since April 27, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, more than double the toll of 25 reported three days ago.

Publication Date:

12/05/2017

Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)

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Health, Cholera, Waterborne diseases, Yemen, WHO, Africa

Health

IOM responds as cholera outbreak spreads in South Sudan

The IOM team has been supporting local health partners to rapidly scale up the emergency and contain the outbreak in a hard-to-reach and often insecure area of the country.

Publication Date:

11/05/2017

Source: Sudan Tribune

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Health, Cholera, Waterborne diseases, Sudan, WHO, Africa

Health

National Health Profile 2016

The biggest challenge for India is the dual fight of containing a 'developing' country's health concerns while a flare-up of 'developed' world disorders are its doorstep. On one hald India is combating basic health concerns such as malnutrition, low immunization rates, hygiene, sanitation and infectious diseases.

Publication Date:

01/05/2017

Source: Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)

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Maternal Health, Child Health, Infant mortality, Waterborne diseases, Toilets, Education, Health Personnel, Health Care, Malaria, Population Trends, Consumption Patterns, Non Communicable Diseases

Sanitation

Zimbabwe: Health Disaster Looms At Chikuti

A health disaster is looming at the informal Chikuti settlement where thousands of people are living without proper sanitation facilities.

Publication Date:

01/05/2017

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Sanitation, Health Effects, Zimbabwe, Drinking Water, Waterborne diseases, Waste Management, Africa

Health

Sudan: 'Watery Diarrhoea' Hits Hundreds in Sudan's White Nile State

Um Jar — Hundreds of people in the area of Um Jar in White Nile State are reportedly suffering from 'watery diarrhoea'.

Publication Date:

24/04/2017

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Health, Diarrhoea, Sudan, Waterborne diseases, Cholera, Africa

Health

Effectiveness of a live oral human rotavirus vaccine after programmatic introduction in Bangladesh: A cluster-randomized trial

Rotavirus vaccines are now globally recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), but in early 2009 WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization reviewed available data and concluded that there was no evidence for the efficacy or effectiveness of a two-dose schedule of the human rotavirus vaccine (HRV; Rotarix) given early at 6 and 10 wk of age. Additionally, the effectiveness of programmatic rotavirus vaccination, including possible indirect effects, has not been assessed in low-resource populations in Asia.

Publication Date:

18/04/2017

Author(s): K. Zaman, David A. Sack, Kathleen M. Neuzil & et al

Source: PLoS Medicine

pp:

1-20

Tags:

Waterborne diseases, Bangladesh, South Asia, Child Health, Drugs, Vaccination

Health