Media roundup - clean water, wash news round-up, June 11 2021 | WaterAid
June 11, 2021
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the news
Biden Administration to Restore Clean Water Protections Ended by Trump
NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/climate/biden-clean-water-wotus.html
EU Commission sues Italy over unsafe drinking water
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-commission-sues-italy-over-unsafe-drinking-water-2021-06-09/
Tap resources to raise funds for rural sanitation: Govt to states
Tribune India: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/tap-resources-to-raise-funds-for-rural-sanitation-govt-to-states-266046
Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme’s short film wins international award
Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/83395067.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Africa
Covid cases jump by 25pc across Africa, stoking fears continent is unprepared for ‘third wave’
Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/covid-cases-jump-25pc-across-africa-stoking-fears-continent/
Asia
In Pakistan we are developing a Covid-19 legacy to end poverty and drive health for all
Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/pakistan-developing-covid-19-legacy-end-poverty-drive-health/
Have more young people had Covid in India’s second wave?
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-india-57404807
India sees biggest spike in COVID deaths after state revises toll
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/10/india-record-covid-deaths-bihar-state-revises-toll
Health
More research funding needed to avoid drug-resistant pandemic, warns report
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/10/more-research-funding-needed-to-avoid-drug-resistant-pandemic-warns-report
Fish oil is the new weapon in the fight to beat superbugs and stop people becoming resistant to antibiotic
i: https://inews.co.uk/news/health/fish-oil-cod-liver-new-weapon-beat-superbugs-antibiotics-resistance-1042636
Fresh Bout Of Cholera Outbreak
Leadership NG: https://leadership.ng/editorial-fresh-bout-of-cholera-outbreak/
End all legal barriers to abortion, say leading European politicians
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/09/end-all-legal-barriers-to-abortion-say-leading-european-politicians
Uganda’s ID scheme excludes nearly a third from healthcare, says report
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/09/ugandas-id-scheme-excludes-nearly-a-third-from-healthcare-says-report
WaterAid in the news
WaterAid, NWRI Deliver Sustainable Sanitation New Telegraph NG: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/wateraid-nwri-deliver-sustainable-sanitation/
WaterAid Nigeria sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) Kaduna, to scale up sanitation and hygiene Nation Online: https://thenationonlineng.net/wateraid-nigeria-institute-sign-mou/
WaterAid 101
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Taps
Clean water infrastructure means people can access clean, running water 365 days a year.
Toilets
Toilets matter more than you might think. Sanitation is fundamental for the dignity and health of a community.
Hygiene
Hygiene is the final piece of the puzzle. Good hygiene helps people stay healthier, it prevents the spread of diseases and allows people to flourish.