Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #6
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January 23, 2009U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 17, WHO reported that the outbreak remained uncontrolled. According to the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART), the recent increase in reported rural deaths and new cases likely results from December holiday travel between cholera-affected urban areas and urban...Read more
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Zimbabwe, East Asia and PacificZimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #5
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January 16, 2009U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 10, WHO noted that the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe remained uncontrolled. For the week of January 4 to January 10, WHO reported a weekly CFR of 5.9 percent, similar to the weekly CFR reported two weeks earlier, attributing the significant decrease in the intervening week to lack of...Read more
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Zimbabwe, East Asia and PacificZimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #4
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January 9, 2009U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 9, WHO reported that more than 54 percent of cumulative deaths had occurred outside health facilities, cholera treatment centers (CTCs), and cholera treatment units (CTUs). The figures reflect significant challenges in providing sufficient treatment access to cholera-affected...Read more
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Zimbabwe, East Asia and PacificDemocratic Republic of Congo - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
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January 7, 2009U.S. Agency for International Development
This factsheet provides an update on the complex emergency in DRC, including WASH aspects, as of 01/07/2009.Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Sub-Saharan AfricaZimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #3
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December 31, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
Since the outbreak began in August 2008, cholera has spread to all of Zimbabwe's 10 provinces and 53 of Zimbabwe's 62 districts. On December 26, the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) reported cholera cases in Matabeleland North Province, previously the only province without any...Read more
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Zimbabwe, East Asia and PacificZimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #2
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December 19, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
According to USAID/DART staff and relief agencies, a breakdown in water and sanitation infrastructure has exacerbated Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, and the nation's collapsed health system is unable to respond adequately. On December 3, the Government of Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and...Read more
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Zimbabwe, East Asia and PacificDemocratic Republic of Congo - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #2, Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
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November 13, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
This factsheet provides an update on the complex emergency in DRC, including WASH aspects, as of 11/13/2008.Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Sub-Saharan AfricaNepal -- Humanitarian Assistance: Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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September 30, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
Heavy monsoon rains resulted in flooding in SE Nepal that displaced 70,000 people. Heavy rains in mid-western and far western Nepal caused floods and landslides that displaced 180,000 people. USAID/OFDA contributed to SC/US for protection, relief commodities, and water, sanitation, and hygiene...Read more
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Nepal, South East AsiaUSG Humanitarian Assistance to Nepal [Map]
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September 30, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
This one pager provides an overview of USG Humanitarian assistance to Nepal in September 2008.Read more
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Nepal, South East AsiaHaiti - Storms: Fact Sheet #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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September 22, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
USAID/DART and CDC staff noted need for soap, mosquito nets, access to potable water, and medical supplies in shelters in Gonaives. CDC staff is coordinating with headquarters to provide diagnostic kits and training to the Haitian national Laboratory to increase local diagnostic capacity in...Read more
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