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November 6, 2022 In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF
Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)
September 26, 2022 This study found that the sanitary quality of neighbourhood drains, in addition to toilets, affected sanitation and hygiene and incidences of ill-health in rural households.
Dirty drainages, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
September 9, 2022 Highlights from a new report released by iFOREST
An old coal-fired power plant has been dumping vast quantities of ash out in the open for many years. (Image: Lundrim Aliu/ World Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
August 19, 2022 Better access to clean water coupled with health education to bring about changes in behaviour are critical to prevent exposure to dangerous cholera bacteria that lurk in untreated waters.
The hidden threat of cholera in India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
July 20, 2022 This study found a high concentration of trihalomethanes (THMs) in water treatment plants in Delhi that were associated with increased risk of cancer.
What's in your tap water (Image Source: India Water Portal)
July 5, 2022 Studies reveal that children are the most vulnerable to the health risks associated with groundwater contamination due to nitrate and fluoride, highlighting the need for urgent remedial measures.
POisoned waters, dangerous outcomes (Image Source: India Water Portal)
ECMSAS: Session on human health in urban & peri-urban south Asia
A write up on the European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies (ECMSAS) Posted on 30 Jul, 2009 11:32 AM

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The 21stEuropean Conference on Modern South Asian Studies (ECMSAS) is scheduled for July 26-29 2010 at the University of Bonn (Germany). As part of the conference a Coordinated Session focusing on Human Health in Urban & Peri-Urban South Asia is being organized to highlight the examination of human health to provide a powerful lens into the social, economic, political, cultural and ecological transformations of rapidly urbanizing societies in South Asia. The coordinated session proposes two sessions. With the first session focused on urban health patterns and urban health systems in South Asia. The second session explores the relation of peri-urban dynamics and health. Shifting environmental burdens in the name of cleaning cities, changing land use practices, poor regulatory authorities, industrialization, market forces and demographic pressures have placed enormous stress on water resources in peri-urban societies of Asia. The Session is inviting papers reflecting the current situation, focused on identifying the linkage between several underlying conditions & their contribution to water transmitted diseases in peri-urban areas.

Health and sanitation: Animation video of how Anand and the doctor transform their village
See how Anand and the doctor transform their village in this simple animated feature
Posted on 14 Jul, 2009 02:39 PM

Time: 1:46 minutes

Watch movie here

District human development report card for 10 districts- the PAHELI report
The human development report card is for the assessment of current status of life and livelihoods, water and sanitation, mother and child health, and education and literacy in a district Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 03:46 PM

The PAHELI report (Peoples' Audit of Health Education and Livelihoods) is a rapid assessment of the prevailing status of human development in a district and covers four major sectors: life and livelihoods, water and sanitation, mother and child health, and education and literacy. The design and execution of PAHELI was done by Pratham and PAHELI district partners.

Why is dehydration so dangerous - Resources from rehydration project
Information on the causes and symptoms of diarrhoea, the prevention and treatment of dehydration following acute diarrhoeal disease and the methods to be followed for rehydration Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:16 PM

This site provides information on the causes and symptoms of diarrhoea, the prevention and treatment of dehydration following acute diarrhoeal disease and the methods to be followed for rehydration.

The site has links to the following sections:

World Health Organisation provides fact sheets of water-related diseases, their causes and measures for prevention
World Health Organisation provides information on number of water related diseases, their causes, distribution, scope of the problem and interventions to control the disease Posted on 20 May, 2009 01:16 PM

This site by the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides access to water and sanitation related disease fact sheets, which provide information on the disease and how it affects people, the causes, distribution, scope of the problem and th

Selected papers on the social aspects of arsenic and arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh
The document provides information on social aspects on arsenic contamination of drinking water, gender concerns in arsenic mitigation, arsenic crisis and human rights issues in Bangladesh Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:31 PM

This document published by the Arsenic Policy Support Unit of the Government of Bangladesh on the social aspects of arsenic and arsenic mitigation consists of three chapters:

Fluorosis in Gujarat - a disaster ahead: a study by Carewater
The study aims at understanding the socioeconomic impact of fluoride contamination of groundwater on villagers of North Gujarat Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:25 PM

This study by Carewater highlights the problem of increasing cases of Fluorosis through fluoride contaminated groundwater in North Gujarat and its misdiagnosis as Musculo-skeletal disea

Social impact of high incidence of kidney stones: a study of coastal villages in Junagadh (Gujarat)
The study aims at understanding the socioeconomic impacts of prevalence of kidney stones in the region and concludes that the problem incurred high social cost and need immediate attention Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:12 PM

This study from the coastal villages of Junagadh, Gujarat by Carewater aims at estimating the prevalence of kidney stones in the region and understand its varied socioeconomic impacts in terms o

Improving health through clean water innovations- a presentation by Aquaya Institute, Indonesia
New technologies and approaches for water treatment to improve health and increase economic opportunity Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:29 PM

Some new technologies and approaches for improving health through clean water - the work of the Aquaya Institute.
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