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The most important news on water and sanitation from around the world, defending water as a common, public good and a human right.
A river runs through us
Robert Macfarlane asks: Is a r... Read More
A leading medical group warns of a rise in cholera cases and new outbreak in Sudan.
A leading medical group warned on Tuesday of a rising number of cholera cases in war-torn Sudan as a new outbreak of... Read More
War in Sudan: ‘The water is dirty, it makes us sick, but we have no choice’, say residents.
As the war in Sudan continues, the water crisis is worsening. Even before the conflict, 11 milli... Read More
WHO backs Angola’s push for safe water amid cholera outbreak.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is assisting Angola in its fight against a cholera outbreak by expanding access to safe water in the ... Read More
Cholera due to exposure in Europe associated with consumption of holy water from Ethiopia, January to February 2025.
In February 2025, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin and the UK Health Secu... Read More
Angola takes measures to improve access to safe water and curb cholera.
Since 7 January 2025, Angola has been responding to a cholera outbreak, with around 11 500 cases and almost 440 deaths reported... Read More
Why Africa’s deadly cholera crisis is worse than ever. Nearly 350,000 cases have been reported in the past four years, with 6,000 lives lost.
Extreme weather events, including tropical storms, floods... Read More
Eastern and Southern Africa records over 178,000 cholera cases over 15 months, amid water, sanitation and hygiene challenges. Children under 15 comprise 50 per cent of cases in South Sudan and 40 per ... Read More
