Nigeria: Benue Plans N100 Million Cancer Screening Centre

Source: AllAfrica.com

Mrs Elizabeth Allagh, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, says the state will soon have a N100 million cancer screening centre. The commissioner made this known in Makurdi on Friday during a pre ...
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90pc rural households to have tapped water: Govt

Source: New Kerala

Briefing the media after a two-day Conference of State Ministers in charge of Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said here that at present only 35 percent households in rural Ind ...
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Bike 2 O is a cost effective way to fetch water for developing countries

Source: Designbuzz

Clean water is precious, but many are not that lucky to get it in abundance every single day and have to walk for miles at a stretch just to get a few cans for everyday use. Developing countries, especially Africa, faces a lot ...
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Fear of water-borne diseases in UP dist following water crisis

Source: Webindia123

Threat of several water-borne diseases looms large over this Naxal-hit Uttar Pradesh district where the denizens were forced to consume filthy water, owing to potable water crisis. The water in ponds, nullahs and wells has started drying up and peo ...
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Health Trust Donates Equipment for National Emergencies

Source: AllAfrica.com

The National Health Care Trust of Zimbabwe has donated equipment worth over US$50 000 to Government for national emergency operations. Speaking at the handover ceremony recently, Deputy Minister for Health and Child Welfare D ...
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Tajikistan - Economic and distributional impact of climate change

Source: The World Bank

Tajikistan is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of global climate change, as it already suffers from low agricultural productivity, water stress, and high losses from disasters. Public awareness of the multiple consequences of clima ...
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Nanaimo shouldn't rescind water motion

Source: Canada.com

It's astonishing to hear councillors say they voted on a motion without realizing they were voting on a motion. I'm surprised to find out that members of Nanaimo city council now need to seek a staff report on the ...
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50% Patna water samples unfit for human use, says report

Source: Times of India

PATNA: Over 50% water samples taken in the state capital and tested by the Public Health Institute, Patna, have been found to be unfit for consumption due to serious bacterial contamination. Water-borne diseases are common in the city, sa ...
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Avoid contaminated water, cut fruits in summer: Expert

Source: Times of India

ALLAHABAD: The hot and sultry weather is its taking toll on the health of people. Dusty winds are causing respiratory tract infections in children and the elderly. There has been a steep rise in the number ...
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