SANITATION

UN: World water and sanitation crisis hurts women and girls more

Published on: July 6, 2023
14:14

United Nations, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Approximately, 2200 million people lack drinking water at home, which affects female members of the family to a greater extent, according to a report released today. The analysis, conducted by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and the World Health Organization (WHO), reveals that women and girls are the most affected by the crisis associated with these issues. According to the text, they are responsible for collecting the vital liquid in seven out of every 10 homes that are deprived of the supply.

Access to water, sanitation, hygiene may save millions of lives – WHO

Published on: June 28, 2023
17:20

Geneva, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) could prevent at least 1.4 million deaths per year and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, especially in the African and Southeast Asia regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday.

190M of African children face water, sanitation threats – UNICEF

Published on: March 20, 2023
16:36

United Nations, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) A new analysis from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that some 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards.

Sanitation and repair works progress in Cuba’s capital

Published on: June 6, 2022
11:48

Havana, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) The sanitation, cleaning and dredging works of some areas are making progress in Havana, affected by the heavy rains that caused flooding and damages to homes, mainly in eight municipalities.

Sub-Saharan Africa reports less than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths

Published on: August 19, 2021
13:41

Nairobi, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) With 887 deaths on Wednesday, according to the report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday, the Covid-19 death toll in Sub-Saharan Africa dropped to less than 1,000 per day.

Millions of children in peril of lacking safe water

Published on: May 25, 2021
08:30

United Nations, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones worldwide are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater threat than violence itself, warned the UN Children´s agency, UNICEF, in a report released on Tuesday.

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