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Handwashing practice reduces risk of diseases by 40% – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that handwashing practice can reduce the risk of contracting diarrhoea and other communicable diseases by 40 per...

admin - October 27, 2017

Water & Sanitation

ERA describes union’s successful elections new dawn in campaign against water privatisation

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees...

admin - October 26, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Unwashed hands threat to public health – Expert

Unwashed hand is capable of transmitting infectious diseases and constitute threat to public health, a medical laboratory scientist, Mr Solomon Chollom, has said. Chollom, who...

admin - October 25, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Drought-torn Cape Town rations water

The drought-torn city of Cape Town in South Africa has officially rolled out water rationing as a result of the critical nature of available water...

admin - October 24, 2017

Water & Sanitation

UNICEF sensitises 500 rural traders on handwashing in Osun

No fewer than 500 rural traders were on Monday, October 23, 2017 sensitised on the importance of handwashing at Olufi Market, Gbongan in Ayedaade...

admin - October 23, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Global Handwashing Day: Africa’s future is in its hands – AMCOW

In the spirit of the 2017 Global Handwashing Day, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) has stated that the future of the African...

admin - October 15, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Global Handwashing Day: Group seeks action to improve hygiene, healthcare facilities

WaterAid Nigeria has renewed its call for improvements to water, sanitation and hygiene in schools as well as healthcare facilities in the country. According to...

Michael Simire - October 15, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Global Handwashing Day: Protecting health towards a sustainable future

Nature Uchenna Obiakor, Coordinator, YouthWASH Africa, in this piece to celebrate the 2017 Global Handwashing Day (GHD), writes that the theme for this year’s...

Michael Simire - October 15, 2017

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