WASH News East Africa
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Tanzania: New cholera outbreak: 4 die
09 Dec 10
Four people died and 58 were hospitalised following a fresh outbreak of cholera in the eastern Tanzanian region of Morogoro, an official said Wednesday. “Three of the deceased persons are members of the same family,” Morogoro regional health officer, Cares …Continue reading →
Uganda: Nation shows improvement on MDGs
08 Dec 10
About 75% of Ugandans have access to safe water, compared to only 53% 10 years ago, according to a report released by the Ministry of Finance on 5 December 2010. The report showed that Uganda had made significant progress towards …Continue reading →
East Africa Practitioners Workshop on Pro poor Urban Sanitation and Hygiene, Kigali, Rwanda, end February 2011 [date to be confirmed]
01 Dec 10
This three-day workshop aims to identify proven good practices in the sanitation and hygiene sector, as well as drawing lessons from failures to enter into the policy dialogue. It focuses on urban sanitation with an emphasis on learning and innovation …Continue reading →
East Africa Practitioners Workshop on Pro poor Urban Sanitation and Hygiene, Kigali, Rwanda, 29-31 March 2011
10 Feb 11
This three-day workshop aims to identify proven good practices in the sanitation and hygiene sector, as well as drawing lessons from failures to enter into the policy dialogue. It focuses on urban sanitation with an emphasis on learning and innovation …Continue reading →
Uganda: Improving hygiene and sanitation in Masaka
25 Nov 10
A team of volunteers from the United States has spent four months constructing latrines, building protected springs and washing-stations as well as providing training in hygiene and sanitation in Masaka District. The Union of Community Development Volunteers (UCDV) from Utah …Continue reading →
AMCOW AfricaSan Awards 2010 Winners: Feliciano dos Santos, Takiso Achame and David Kuria
24 Nov 10
A musician and activist whose songs about using latrines and washing hands are positively influencing the hygiene practices of communities in Mozambique; a widow who has risen through her caste status to lead a campaign against open defecation in her …Continue reading →
Uganda: Koboko boreholes contaminated
23 Nov 10
Over 4,281 residents of Teremunga and Alimakodra villages in Koboko town council risk contracting water-borne diseases from contaminated water. A water quality study carried out by Koboko town council with support from the German Development Organisation recently found that two …Continue reading →
Kenya: Slum dwellers turn to solar energy in new strategy to treat drinking water
10 Nov 10
Clear water bottles line the rusty iron sheet roofs of several houses in the sprawling Kibera slums in Nairobi. A cursory glance may not reveal much, but this is a simple water treatment process in progress. The Solar Water Disinfection …Continue reading →
Kenya: hand washing drive aims to break Guinness world record
27 Oct 10
Kenya has played host to a number of events to mark global health days but one of this year’s events is set to make history and probably break records. If the application for certification turns successful, thanks to Unilever’s Lifebuoy …Continue reading →
Kenya: school children attempt to break world handwashing record
19 Oct 10
Close to 20,000 school children and adults took part in a handwashing campaign in an attempt to establish a new Guinness World Record. They gathered at Thirime Primary School in Kikuyu on 15 October 2010 to mark Global Handwashing Day. …Continue reading →
