Scientists Around the World are Already Fighting the Next Pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Scientists Around the World are Already Fighting the Next Pandemic

The Quint  

It is clear we must use a holistic approach to reduce the spread of resistance across people, animals, and the environment. But how can we achieve affordable “clean water for all” in a world where geopolitics often outweigh local needs and realities? Once improved sanitation and hygiene exist at global scales, our reliance on antibiotics will decline due to more equitable access to clean water. In theory, clean water coupled with decreased use of antibiotics will drive a downward spiral in resistance. But it shows that clean water and improved hygiene can directly translate into reduced antibiotic use and resistance.

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Hidden Costs of Water: A Silent Threat to Public Health
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hidden Costs of Water: A Silent Threat to Public Health

Hindustan Times  

The article highlights the hidden costs of water on public health, focusing on the impact of contaminated water on health and disease prevention. It emphasizes the importance of addressing water, sanitation, and hygiene to improve health outcomes. The article provides examples of India's Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and its success in reducing waterborne diseases, but stresses the need for a …

Cholera: An overlooked outcome of climate change
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Cholera: An overlooked outcome of climate change

Al Jazeera  

Global warming is exacerbating the spread of a disease that should have been consigned to the dust bin of history a long time ago. We have seen repeatedly in different countries and communities climate-related intense tropical storms, heavy rains and flooding which damage or destroy water and sanitation infrastructure and cause untreated sewage to spill into clean water sources, and …

Photos: World’s water in focus after year of droughts and floods
1 year, 9 months ago

Photos: World’s water in focus after year of droughts and floods

Al Jazeera  

Water is the lifeblood of every community around the world. From droughts stifling once-reliant sources to destructive downpours and floods, what the world does about its water woes is the central question at the UN’s three-day water conference that began on Wednesday. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of World Water Day, it is the first dedicated UN conference on water …

UN: Many African children at risk from lack of clean water
1 year, 9 months ago

UN: Many African children at risk from lack of clean water

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. March 22 is the United Nation’s World Water Day, …

UN: Many African children at risk from lack of clean water
1 year, 9 months ago

UN: Many African children at risk from lack of clean water

Associated Press  

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — In Nigeria’s teeming city of Lagos, children in the Makoko area swim and play in filthy water surrounded by garbage. March 22 is the United Nation’s World Water Day, marked annually since 1993 to raise awareness about the pressing need for billions of people around the world to have access to clean water and sanitation. According …

Shortages and Sickness: The alarming takeaways from UN's water report
1 year, 9 months ago

Shortages and Sickness: The alarming takeaways from UN's water report

Firstpost  

United Nations: Billions of people experience water-related issues on a daily basis — from contaminated drinking water, to droughts and floods — with a UN report warning Tuesday that the risk of a global crisis is “imminent.” Here are some key takeaways from the UN Water forum, which published its report as the first major conference on the issue in …

UN: 26 per cent of world lacks clean drinking water, 46 per cent sanitation
1 year, 9 months ago

UN: 26 per cent of world lacks clean drinking water, 46 per cent sanitation

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: A new report launched Tuesday on the eve of the first major UN conference on water in over 45 years says 26 per cent of the world's population doesn't have access to safe drinking water and 46 per cent lack access to basic sanitation. According to the report, water use has been increasing globally by roughly 1 per …

UN: 26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% sanitation
1 year, 9 months ago

UN: 26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% sanitation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the report, water use has been increasing …

Imagine COVID-19 in a world with water and sanitation for all
3 years, 5 months ago

Imagine COVID-19 in a world with water and sanitation for all

Al Jazeera  

What would the pandemic’s impact be on a world where every person has access to clean water and soap? Now, imagine that the world being struck by this virus has already met Sustainable Development Goal 6 on ensuring availability of water and sanitation for all, without discrimination on any grounds. The 1.8 billion people that previously used or worked in …

1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO
5 years, 6 months ago

1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO

India Today  

Billions of people around the world continue to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely managed to drink water services, 4.2 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services, and 3 billion lack basic …

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