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Water borne diseases

A water borehole
Article
23 March 2023
In Chabbal Kura’s only school, safe water for children
In north-east Nigeria, children in a community of returnees are no longer leaving their classrooms in search of potable water.
A woman standing
Statement
20 March 2023
A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 78 million children in Nigeria
Statement by Dr. Jane Bevan, UNICEF Nigeria Chief of WASH as world leaders prepare to attend the historic UN Water Conference
A man standing
Article
31 October 2022
A cholera survivor turns sanitation champion in Yobe
After a near-death cholera experience, a youth leader mobilises members of his community against the disease in Damaturu, north-east Nigeria
Flooded roads and submerged houses
Press release
21 October 2022
More than 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria
A girl fetching water
Press release
22 March 2022
Africa to drastically accelerate progress on water, sanitation and hygiene – report
If current progress trends continue, very few African Union member states may achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation or basic hygiene services by 2030
A woman washing her hands
Article
15 October 2021
Handwashing helps a displaced family live disease-free
Four years after a cholera outbreak claimed 39 lives at the Muna Garage IDP Camp, a family stays disease-free through regular handwashing with soap
Children-drinking-water
Photo essay
07 September 2017
Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink
Extreme rain and flooding are bringing cholera and other deadly waterborne disease to communities in northeast Nigeria.