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GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemic out of control

Friday, September 19, 2008

With 6,461 cholera cases and 122 deaths, experts say the cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau is out of control. The number of reported cases has...

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Floods in West Africa raise major health risks

africa

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Rising flood waters across West Africa are intensifying health risks for millions of people, and adding to the impact of the food price crisis....

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UGANDA: Poor hygiene fuelling Hepatitis in north

africa » uganda » gulu

Friday, August 08, 2008

Bad hygiene and lack of adequate sanitation facilities in northern Uganda, a region still recovering from two decades of conflict, have fuelled the...

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LIBERIA: Nutritional “crisis” in Monrovia

africa » liberia » monrovia

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Friday, April 18, 2008

Moderate hunger hasbeen endemic in the Liberian capital for years, but as the effects of soaringglobal food and fuel prices have doubled rice prices,...

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KENYA: Cholera kills 40 in western region

africa » kenya » nairobi

Friday, April 04, 2008

At least 42 people have died in western Kenya following an outbreak of Cholera, health officials said. "At least 701 cases of the disease have been...

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COTE D'IVOIRE: Clean up campaign for hospitals

africa » ivory coast » abidjan

IRIN

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Hygiene in most hospitals in Cote d’Ivoire is so low that the ministry of health has launched a nationwide clean-up campaign. “We hope to eliminate...

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NAMIBIA: Too much rain is as bad as too little

africa » namibia

IRIN

Monday, March 17, 2008

Floodwater caused by heavy rains in Namibia's northern and northeastern regions has brought an outbreak of cholera, and is also being blamed for a...

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KENYA: Cholera outbreak in Mandera

africa » kenya » isiolo

IRIN

Friday, March 07, 2008

An outbreak of cholera in Kenya's northeastern district of Mandera has claimed the lives of six people, with the local hospital reporting that about...

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ZIMBABWE: Rainwater harvesting eases shortage

africa » zimbabwe » bulawayo

IRIN

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Residents of Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, are harvesting welcome rainwater from their roofs after consistently low rainfall in the past few...

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NIGERIA: Calabar - Why so clean?

africa » nigeria » calabar

IRIN

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Of the many towns and cities on the African continent Calabar must be one of the cleanest.“We are proud of the environment in which we live,” said...

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