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SIERRA LEONE: Communities take charge, one latrine at a time

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Kadiatou Samura proudly showed her pristine new toilet to her Member of Parliament, the leader of her chiefdom and the head of the UN Children’s...

SOMALIA: Dozens die in diarrhoea outbreak

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

NAIROBI Tuesday, November 18, 2008 (IRIN) - At least 100 people have died in the past four weeks after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in...

SOMALIA: Dozens die in diarrhoea outbreak

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

At least 100 people have died in the past four weeks after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in and around the town of Abudwaaq, in...

International Year of Sanitation launched

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, the vice president and secretary of state for Women’s Affairs, yesterday, presided over the official launching of the...

SOMALIA: Eleven dead as diarrhoea hits Sanaag region

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Friday, April 18, 2008

At least 11 people have died in Dhahar district in the Sanaag region of northern Somalia, after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), medical...

ANGOLA: Flooding brings surge in cholera

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Widespread flooding in southern Angola has been blamed for a surge in cholera, with 4,500 cases of the waterborne disease reported this year, and 150...

SOMALIA: Acute watery diarrhoea kills 11 in Belet Hawo

IRIN

Monday, March 03, 2008

An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in and around the town of Belet Hawo, southwestern Somalia, has killed at least 11 people in the past...

ZIMBABWE: Thirsty Bulawayo struggles with diarrhoea

IRIN

Sunday, November 11, 2007

More than 3,000 cases of diarrhoea have been reported in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city, in the last two months, as residents struggle with water...

SENEGAL: Calls for more prevention as cholera cases rise

IRIN

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

As the number of cholera cases in Senegal this year tops 2,000, Red Cross and UN officials say not enough has changed since a huge epidemic two...

ZIMBABWE: Untreated sewage makes its way into drinking water

IRIN

Friday, August 24, 2007

The dumping of untreated sewage into Lake Chivero, the main water supply dam of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, has finally caught up with the...