Press releases and statements 8 April 2019 by yolaverbruggen As governments fail to prioritise periods, women take the lead in finding ways to manage their monthly flow From menstrual cup to cloth, menstruation skirt or homemade sanitary pad, a new photo gallery from WaterAid highlights the many and varied ways in which women around the world manage their periods. View more 1 April 2019 Nearly one billion globally without water at their health facilities, report finds Antibiotic resistance stands to worsen as long as nearly half of healthcare facilities in the developing world are without a basic level of water service, WaterAid said today, in response to a new report revealing 45% of healthcare facilities in least-developed countries, and one in four globally, do not have a clean source of water on site. View more 29 March 2019 WaterAid launches appeal for Cyclone Idai The scale of the devastation from Cyclone Idai is now apparent: nearly 3 million people affected across Southeastern Africa, with hundreds of people dead, hundreds of thousands left homeless, and waterborne diseases like diarrhoea and cholera already being reported. The need is enormous, and urgent. View more 27 March 2019 by Laura Crowley Amanda Mealing swaps Holby City Hospital for Ghana health centres in moving visit with WaterAid Amanda Mealing, best known for her role as Casualty’s Connie Beauchamp, swapped Holby City Hospital for real life health centres in Ghana on a trip to see how staff and patients cope without clean water and decent sanitation, and the difference WaterAid’s work can make. View more Pagination Load more press and media articles
8 April 2019 by yolaverbruggen As governments fail to prioritise periods, women take the lead in finding ways to manage their monthly flow From menstrual cup to cloth, menstruation skirt or homemade sanitary pad, a new photo gallery from WaterAid highlights the many and varied ways in which women around the world manage their periods. View more
1 April 2019 Nearly one billion globally without water at their health facilities, report finds Antibiotic resistance stands to worsen as long as nearly half of healthcare facilities in the developing world are without a basic level of water service, WaterAid said today, in response to a new report revealing 45% of healthcare facilities in least-developed countries, and one in four globally, do not have a clean source of water on site. View more
29 March 2019 WaterAid launches appeal for Cyclone Idai The scale of the devastation from Cyclone Idai is now apparent: nearly 3 million people affected across Southeastern Africa, with hundreds of people dead, hundreds of thousands left homeless, and waterborne diseases like diarrhoea and cholera already being reported. The need is enormous, and urgent. View more
27 March 2019 by Laura Crowley Amanda Mealing swaps Holby City Hospital for Ghana health centres in moving visit with WaterAid Amanda Mealing, best known for her role as Casualty’s Connie Beauchamp, swapped Holby City Hospital for real life health centres in Ghana on a trip to see how staff and patients cope without clean water and decent sanitation, and the difference WaterAid’s work can make. View more
