Media roundup - clean water, WASH news, May 12, 2022

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May 12, 2022

All the water, sanitation and hygiene news that's fit to publish.

‘Everybody’s problem is drought’: One in four children could live with water shortages in 2040, UN warns 
The Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/drought-un-water-shortage-rivers-b2076078.html 
 
Many Wrongly Think Tap Water Is Safe for At-Home Medical Use 
WebMD - https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20220511/tap-water-not-safe-at-home-medical-use

Women’s water burden rose as COVID lockdowns hit 
WASH Matters - https://washmatters.wateraid.org/blog/the-gendered-impacts-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-women-and-girls

Mass. announces $1.3B for wastewater, drinking water infrastructure
Water World - https://www.waterworld.com/drinking-water/infrastructure-funding/press-release/14276288/mass-announces-13b-for-wastewater-drinking-water-infrastructure

Nyagatare: Students commend the construction of School based Rainwater Harvesting facilities 
TopAfricanNews - https://www.topafricanews.com/2022/05/10/nyagatare-students-commend-the-construction-of-school-based-rainwater-harvesting-facilities/

WaterAid and The VF Foundation Launch Program to Improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Cambodia
WaterAid: https://www.wateraid.org/us/media/wateraid-vf-foundation-launch-water-sanitation-hygiene-Cambodia
Smart Water Mag: https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/wateraid/wateraid-and-vf-foundation-launch-program-improve-water-and-sanitation-cambodia 
and many more including CSR Wire, Yahoo! Finance, Khmer Times and 3BL Media

Handwashing most effective way to prevent viral infections
Punch - https://punchng.com/handwashing-most-effective-way-to-prevent-viral-infections-pathologist/

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