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8/14/2007
Marburg haemorrhagic fever in Uganda - update

8/3/2007
Marburg haemorrhagic fever in Uganda

7/30/2007
Poliomyelitis in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

7/30/2007
Poliomyelitis in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

7/25/2007
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 19

6/25/2007
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 18

6/12/2007
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 17

6/11/2007
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 16

5/9/2007
Rift Valley Fever in Kenya, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania

5/9/2007
Rift Valley Fever in Kenya, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania

Links on the Web

AFM - Africa Fighting Malaria

Malaria and Infectious Diseases in Africa

Malaria Journal

Medicines for Malaria Venture

MIM - Multilateral Initaitive on Malaria

Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria

Headlines

ZIMBABWE: Typhoid kills five people

Conference Calls For East African Countries To Prioritize Water, Sanitation Programs

Clean Water Needs To Be Priority For Haiti

UNICEF and partners provide safe water for Haitian children and families

UGANDA: "Flying toilets" still not grounded

NPR, CNN Examine Water Issues

KENYA: Disease threat follows floods

Thousands Could Develop Water-Borne Diseases In Kenya Floods

Ottawa Citizen Examines Water, Sanitation In East Africa

AP/BusinessWeek Examines Efforts To Sell Low-Cost, Portable Toilets In Developing World

News Outlets Examine Sanitation In Ethiopia, Liberia

Poor Sanitation Killing Liberia�s Young

Time To 'Build Momentum And Push Sanitation'

World Toilet Day, News Outlets Examine Poor Sanitation Conditions Around World

DR CONGO: Urban Water Supply Needs Attention

Leaders Conclude Second Africa Water Week

DR CONGO: Urban Water Supply Needs Attention

Africa facing climate data shortage

AFRICA: Water Summit Ends

AFRICA: Taking the Lead on Water

ZIMBABWE: Numerous Challenges For Harare Water Supply

KENYA: Replacing the bucket latrine

SWAZILAND: More Boreholes, No Water

BOTSWANA: A Garden In the Heart of the Village

MOZAMBIQUE: Watching the Water Flow Away

News Outlets Examine Efforts To Improve Sanitation Worldwide

Used Hotel Soaps Help Prevent Disease In Developing Countries

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lack of Clean Groundwater a Health Threat

SOUTH AFRICA: We Have Land Rights but No Water Rights - Farmers

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Too Much Water and Not Enough to Drink

Features

orld. Overall

.Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene, is associated with 1.7 million deaths a year worldwide mainly through infectious diarrhoea. Nine out of ten such deaths are in children, and virtually all of the deaths are in developing countries. In Africa this translated into more than 6 hundred thousand deaths.

Water and sanitation data for Africa

Information

Source is brought to you in collaboration with the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

Special Coverage: AFRICA MALARIA DAY, APRIL 25

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