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New research on diarrheal diseases
13 Nov 09
Diarrhoea kills over a million over-fives each year The number of deaths that could be prevented by
Kenya: cholera outbreaks in the north, Coast and Nairobi slums
13 Nov 09
In early October 2009, at least 29 people died of cholera and hundreds more were being treated for c
Tanzania: Unicef, Govt launch national hygiene campaign
13 Nov 09
A national campaign to improve hygiene and sanitation in Tanzania was launched in Dar es Salaam on 3
Zambia: Lusaka declares war against malaria, cholera
13 Nov 09
Lusaka District Commissioner Christah Kalulu is confident [that the city] will have fewer cases of c
USAID - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Improvement Training Package
13 Nov 09
The USAID Hygiene Improvement Project has prepared a “Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Improveme
Introducing SaniFOAM : a framework to analyze sanitation behaviors
13 Nov 09
Devine, J. (2009). Introducing SaniFOAM : a framework to analyze sanitation behaviors to design effe
Gates Foundation awards $10.9 million to study impacts of sanitation on diseases
13 Nov 09
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received a five-year, $10.9 million gran

