Averting a Cholera Epidemic in the Wake of Dual Natural Disasters
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- VideoThe USAID Water and Sanitation (WASH) project works to build the capacity and increase the number of people with access to basic drinking water services.
- Interagency StoryZimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care declared an outbreak of cholera in Harare, Zimbabwe, on September 5, 2018, when 25 patients were admitted to the Beatrice Road Infectious Disease Hospital.
- Fact SheetUSAID’s Safe Practices on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene II (Safe-WASH II) project worked to improve sanitation, promote
- Global Waters ArticleTropical Cyclone Idai made landfall March 15, 2019, it pummeled Mozambique’s fourth-largest city Beira and three neighboring provinces, leaving only 10 percent of the port city intact.
- InfographicAccess to clean water and improved sanitation is fundamental to preventing the spread of water-borne disease like cholera.
- ActivityThe USAID Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) project in Haiti is a five-year activity with three main goals:
- Annual Report StoryHaiti’s vulnerability to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and flooding have complicated efforts to repair, expand, and sustain access to safe water and sanitation.
- Interagency StoryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with Haiti’s National Potable Water and Sanitation Directorate (DINEPA in French) to improve drinking water quality in Haiti's rural areas.
- BlogIt is one of the world’s most popular water purification tablets.