Maksudur Rahman
Feb 14, 2024
European scientists said 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded, and 2024 is predicted to surpass it. The global temperature exceeded 2°C above pre-industrial levels on November 17th last year. These events of temperature rise warn us of the dire
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Nov 22, 2023
Symbol of World Toilet Day 2023. Photo: UN-Water.
World Toilet Day might be over, but the UN Water logo of the dedicated hummingbird from the ancient story is still flapping its wings, reminding us of what we announced at the UN Water Conference
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Oct 13, 2023
Poor families can struggle to afford staple foods, let alone nutrient-rich foods like vegetables, when prices increases. Photo: PATH.
In this time of post-pandemic economic recovery, many countries are confronting concurrent multiple challenges
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Jun 29, 2023
Families collect water in a displacement camp outside Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they were forced to flee after a volcanic eruption. Photo: PATH/Ley Uwera.
US scientists have confirmed that a weather event known as El Niño
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Apr 25, 2023
Health supervisor Joseph Muhisi holding oral cholera vaccine outside a displacement camp in Nyiragongo outside the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: PATH/Ley Uwera.
The latest published UNICEF’s State of the World's Children (SOWC
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Mar 23, 2023
A boy is taking a bath in the Mohammadpur slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: Maksudur Rahman
How much water does a four-member family in a slum in Bangladesh use daily? Or how do millions of people in the Horn of Africa region live during this
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Mar 13, 2023
Photo: PATH.
Rotavirus has the potential to impact every child in every country, rich or poor, regardless of access to safe water and sanitation. But the majority of deaths from rotavirus occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia in
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Feb 16, 2023
Photo: PATH.
Cholera is a major global health threat, affecting communities in endemic countries where access to safe water and adequate sanitation is limited. Despite significant progress in reducing the number of cholera cases and deaths, the
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Feb 08, 2023
One of the scientific titans in the cholera vaccine area is Dr. Firdausi Qadri. She has played a crucial role in the clinical development, evaluation, global introduction, and advocacy of oral cholera vaccines (OCV). She oversees a large group of
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