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New Vision | Uganda | By Naomi Kabarungi The paradox for Uganda is that in healthcare facilities – where lives are treated and mended - a safe and adequate water supply is the least priority. Read more
Daily Monitor | Uganda | By Enid Ninsiima & Felix Basiime The district experiences devastating floods every year, with River Nyamwamba always bursting its banks, leaving a trail of destruction. More than 100,000 people were affected by floods that hit Kasese District last May, destroying gardens, bridges, schools, houses and other properties.
New Vision | Uganda | by Naomi Kabarungi W. World Water Day newspaper article
New Vision | Uganda | By Wilson Asiimwe Toro Kingdom partners with Ministry of Water to save the environment (through press conference influence Rwenzori Media Association)
Capital News | Ghana Vida Duti IRC Ghana's country director commended the Paramount Chief of the New Juaben traditional area, Daasebre Prof. Oti Boateng of the great healthcare and sanitation project 'Operation Clean Communities' setup to support Govt deal with the huge health challenges that need communities in the country to make such programmes work effectively. Read more
Smart Water Magazine - Today on International Women's Day, it is not only necessary to draw attention to all women working in the water sector now, but also to remember and cheer all those who made a difference or who are still making a mark in the water and scientific stratum. Read more.
World Economic Forum | By Keith Schneider People devoted to financing water, sanitation and hygiene in developing nations worried for much of 2020. Utility customers stopped paying their water bills. Funders altered their priorities. Heads of state turned their attention to other virus-related emergencies. But did COVID-19 affect funding enough to slow progress toward universal access to clean water, safe sanitation and hygiene – popularly known as WASH? And if it did, by how much? Read more.
Smart The Disruptive Water Magazine | Ed 6 feb 2021 | p87-91 | By Cristina Novo Pérez Besides strong commitment from heads of state to the sector, we also need more citizens to speak up. An Interview with Dr Catarina Fonseca, IRC Associate. Read the full issue here
Investmentmonitor | By Sofia Karadima Covid-19 has heightened the need for ensuring clean water and sanitation for all, the UN's sixth SDG. What role can FDI play in this? Read more.
