The first day of summer is only a few short days away, bringing with it higher temperatures and warmer water. To keep cool, many people will spend time on a lake, in a river or at a water park.

Striking health workers in India's Kerala are demanding minimum wages, which would amount to 21,000 rupees a month. Read more ...

Monsoons increase the risk of deadly waterborne diseases like cholera, typhoid, and hepatitis A. Ensuring safe drinking water ...

Scientists are just beginning to understand how extreme weather can give pathogens an upper hand, underscoring the urgent ...

Aid groups have warned Sudan is on the brink of a full scale public health disaster after an outbreak of cholera in the ...

Once the amoeba enters the nose, it travels to the brain where it causes PAM and is typically fatal, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states. “This is a horrible tragedy when it ...

Here, for example, we would pass by a place and someone had diarrhea ... which may be a likely source of waterborne diseases, in addition to basic daily needs not being met, which compromises the ...

When it comes to waterborne and foodborne diseases, the link to climate change ... Mosquitoes, for example, rely heavily on ambient temperature. They’re ectotherms, meaning they depend on ...

One of the most tragic examples occurred on December 5 ... notes that hospitals in Chennai are witnessing a steady rise in waterborne diseases, particularly during the monsoon season and in areas with ...

water-borne and zoonotic infectious diseases Projects must align with one of the following 2 streams. The stream selected should reflect the primary focus of the proposed project activities. Stream 1: ...

For example, Feni's Sonagazi Upazila Health ... during the flood—which contaminated the water source and caused waterborne diseases to spread—but also to the flooding of many community clinics ...