Averting a Cholera Epidemic in the Wake of Dual Natural Disasters
- Global Waters
- 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 WATSAN project began in December 2017 with the primary goal to reduce the prevalence of cholera and other waterborne diseases by laying foundation for a long-term, sustained effort to increase access to safe drinking water and sanitation in Ha
- 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.