Media roundup - clean water, wash news, July 9, 2021
July 9, 2021
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the news
Investment in WASH urgent for Covid-19 response: WaterAid
Daily Star: https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/investment-wash-urgent-covid-19-response-wateraid-2126165
Africa
Tanzanian hospital grapples with oxygen shortage
Concern as children's Covid cases rise in Mozambique
Africa now faces a perfect storm
Rwanda re-opens Covid treatment centres as cases rise
Ministers die as Namibia faces world’s highest Covid-19 infection rate
Jacob Zuma turns himself in to South African police
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/8/jacob-zuma-turns-himself-in-to-south-african-police
Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-move-in-as-midnight-zuma-arrest-deadline-looms-fvbhx7jxg
Ethiopia urges UN to ‘respect’ AU-led talks on dam
Museveni: Swahili can unite Africa
Malawi leader upset at "ugly" independence day décor
Twenty-seven killed in Eswatini protests – minister
Rights chief blames Ethiopia's politics for crisis
Blinken speaks on political rights for Tanzanians
Ghana opposition supporters march against killings, lawlessness
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/6/ghana-opposition-supporters-march-against-killings-lawlessness
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma hands himself over to police
Asia
COVID: Rumours make vaccinating Kashmir nomads difficult
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/7/7/covid-rumours-make-vaccinating-kashmir-nomads-difficult
Bangladesh sees record 201 single-day COVID deaths as cases surge
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/8/bangladesh-record-201-covid-deaths
Narendra Modi: India PM announces his biggest cabinet reshuffle
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-57746097
Indian farmer chefs reap fame and fortune with a large serving of joy
RIP Dilip Kumar: India, Pakistan united in grief for iconic actor
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/7/7/rip-dilip-kumar-india-pakistan-united-in-grief-for-iconic-actor
Why did India open a backchannel to the Taliban?
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/7/7/why-did-india-open-a-backchannel-to-the-taliban
India gets new ministers for health, IT, oil amid COVID crisis
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/8/india-modi-cabinet-reshuffle-ministers
Health
Climate crisis ‘may put 8bn at risk of malaria and dengue’
Cholera outbreak hits Plateau; 953 cases, 14 deaths recorded
Pulse NG: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/cholera-outbreak-hits-plateau-953-cases-14-deaths-recorded/s2v1lh8
Study uncovers the complex cellular mechanisms of Ebola virus
News Medical: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210708/Study-uncovers-the-complex-cellular-mechanisms-of-Ebola-virus.aspx
Why nurse prescribers are crucial in the fight against antibiotic resistance
The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/why-nurse-prescribers-are-crucial-in-the-fight-against-antibiotic-resistance-163600
WaterAid in the news
BBC World News: Focus on Africa (TV interview with Chilufya Chileshe)
Clip available to download here: https://we.tl/t-Z3HcmCZuJR
BBC World Service: NewsDay (radio interview with Chilufya)
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172xv2qcy47k4z
Melissa Hemsley: My Sustainable Life (Melissa Hemsley hosts WaterAid’s new podcast, Very Necessary)
Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sustainable-living/melissa-hemsley-interview-sustainability-b1879144.html (also syndicated on MSN.com)
‘It’s like yoga for mermaids’: the attraction of wild swimming (gallery marking the launch of WaterAid’s Swim Marathon challenge)
The Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b42293e6-df1e-11eb-bac0-9597568b601f?shareToken=b1f392f950072143a50a5d0c4398d565
Without water and sanitation 1.6 million deaths worldwide (Italian coverage)
Fortune Italia: https://www.fortuneita.com/2021/07/07/senza-acqua-e-servizi-igienici-16-mln-morti-nel-mondo/
Clean water is a smart and profitable investment (Swedish coverage)
Göteborgs-Posten: https://www.gp.se/debatt/rent-vatten-%C3%A4r-en-smart-och-l%C3%B6nsam-investering-1.50753173
Access to water and sanitation for everyone reveals trillions of dollars in developing economies (Japanese coverage)
Jiji: https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=000000053.000016535&g=prt
Ashahi: https://www.asahi.com/and/pressrelease/406472072/
Sankei: https://www.sankei.com/economy/news/210707/prl2107071001-n1.html
OSDN Magazine: https://mag.osdn.jp/pr/21/07/07/173001
Opinion by By Yael Velleman & Helen Hamilton: A health crossroads — will leaders make the right choices?
Devex: https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-a-health-crossroads-will-leaders-make-the-right-choices-100234
Investment in WASH urgent for Covid-19 response: WaterAid
Daily Star (Bangladesh): https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/investment-wash-urgent-covid-19-response-wateraid-2126165
Business Standard: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/health/investment-wash-critical-boost-countrys-economy-wateraid-271438
Handwashing ‘impossible’ for one in three amid COVID-19
Scidev: https://www.scidev.net/global/news/handwashing-impossible-for-one-in-three-amid-covid-19/
WaterAid 101
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Taps
Clean water infrastructure means people can access clean, running water 365 days a year.
Toilets
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Hygiene
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