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U.K. launches emergency response to fight cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone

"The U.K. government has activated a £2 million $3.16 million emergency plan to help tackle a cholera epidemic sweeping through Sierra Leone," the Press Association reports, adding, "The Department for International Development (DfID) says it is using a network that includes private businesses and specialist aid organizations to deliver emergency medical, water and sanitation assistance to affected people in the west African state."

28 Aug 2012

Women in developing countries could play major role in sanitation crisis, study finds

"Women in developing countries could play a major role in remedying the situation, if given the chance," Jeanette Brown, a scientist with the University of Connecticut in Storrs, said on Monday at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), an American Chemical Society press release reports.

22 Aug 2012

Study finds 'inconclusive' evidence to support use of WHO-backed drug to prevent hemorrhage during labor

"The World Health Organization [WHO] should review its approval of a drug used to prevent life-threatening bleeding in women in childbirth because there is not enough evidence that it is effective," according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Reuters reports.

22 Aug 2012

African Development Bank report compares, analyzes African countries' performance in water, sanitation sector

"According to a new African Development Bank report that compares and analyzes the performance of sub-Saharan African countries in the water and sanitation sector," "the two major factors why progress on meeting water and sanitation-related development goals across sub-Saharan Africa is largely uneven" are "differences in financial and operational capacities among governments," the Devex "Development Newswire" reports.

22 Aug 2012

Women in developing countries could play a major role in remedying sanitation and water crisis

People in ancient Rome 2,000 years ago had better access to clean water and sanitation that keeps disease-causing human excrement out of contact with people than many residents of the 21st century, a scientist said here today.

21 Aug 2012

Sierra Leone declares cholera outbreak a national emergency

"Sierra Leone has declared a cholera outbreak that has left 176 people dead since the start of the year a national humanitarian emergency, officials said Friday," AlertNet reports, adding, "Jonathan Abass Kamara, public relations officer for Sierra Leone's health ministry, said the outbreak was the worst in the West Africa country's history."

21 Aug 2012

U.N. calls for more aids to reach 2.5M people affected by conflict in Syria

"Some 2.5 million people face destitution in Syria as fighting grows ever more intense in populated areas, the United Nations top relief official said Thursday, calling on the Government and donors to facilitate more aid through non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the ground," the U.N. News Centre reports.

18 Aug 2012

East Meets West to advance hygiene and sanitation practices in Cambodia, Vietnam

East Meets West has received a US $10.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve sanitation and hygiene practices among the rural poor in Vietnam and Cambodia.

17 Aug 2012

Innovative financing models can impact health in low-income urban communities

"Having just returned to New York from Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, I'm reminded how lucky we are in this city to have reliable water and sanitation services," David Winder, chief executive of WaterAid USA, writes this post in Huffington Post's "Impact" blog.

17 Aug 2012

Gates looks to develop 'next-generation toilets' for developing world

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Tuesday "announced the winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge -- an effort to develop 'next-generation' toilets that will deliver safe and sustainable sanitation to the 2.5 billion people worldwide who don't have it," according to a foundation press release.

16 Aug 2012

'Impatient Optimists' blog posts examines 'Reinvent the Toilet Fair' in Seattle

In this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, co-chair Bill Gates discusses the foundation's Reinvent the Toilet Fair, held this week in Seattle, which "brought together about 200 grantees, partners, and others who are passionate about creating safe, effective, and inexpensive sanitation services for people without access to flush toilets."

16 Aug 2012

Blog examines success of community-led sanitation program in Afghanistan

In this post in Management Sciences for Health's (MSH) "Global Health Impact" blog, Abdul Qawi Qadiri, WASH coordinator for Baghlan Province in Afghanistan, writes about how a community-led program in the village of Baghalak has helped to reduce the incidence of infectious illnesses, particularly diarrheal diseases.

10 Aug 2012

NGOs call for full implementation of human right to water, sanitation in letter to U.N. member states

At the end of last month, the international community commemorated the second anniversary of a July 2010 U.N. General Assembly resolution declaring water and sanitation a basic human right, but "there was hardly any political rejoicing either inside or outside the U.N.," Inter Press Service/Guardian reports.

10 Aug 2012

Widespread use of current technologies 'essential' to improve global health

Noting that this week's issue of the Lancet explores the theme of "[a]ccess to beneficial health technology, including essential medicines and medical devices, for those most in need," a Lancet editorial states, "Maximizing use of current health technologies (drugs, devices, biological products, medical and surgical procedures, support systems, and organizational systems) is essential to improving global health."

3 Aug 2012

Implementing population level changes could avoid up to 50% of deaths from CVD

Up to 50% of deaths from cardiovascular disease in Europe could be avoided by implementing population level changes such as taxation and regulation of advertising. Population level prevention will produce greater impacts on CVD than individualised approaches, according to the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

24 Jul 2012

FDA warns against shellfish consumption from Oyster Bay Harbor

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat raw or partially cooked oysters and clams (shellfish) with tags listing Oyster Bay Harbor, in Nassau County, N.Y., as the harvest area, following illnesses reported in several states caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria.

21 Jul 2012

Global warming may stimulate growth of cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria are among the most primitive living beings, aged over 3,500 million years old. These aquatic microorganisms helped to oxygenate the earth-atmosphere. At present their populations are increasing in size without stopping. It appears that global warming may be behind the rise in their numbers and may also lead toan increase in the amount of toxins produced by some of these populations.

4 Jul 2012

Inclusion of water, sanitation in Rio+20 discussions 'refreshing'

In this post in the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases' "End the Neglect" blog, Helen Hamilton, policy adviser for neglected tropical diseases at Sightsavers, reflects on the Rio+20 conference, "which took place last week in Brazil to discuss how the world can develop more sustainably."

30 Jun 2012

Examining how mobile gaming could improve sanitation practices

Ben Armstrong and Luis Arbulu of Hattery Labs, a collaborative design firm, write in this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog about how they are beginning "to explore how games might improve sanitation practices."

27 Jun 2012

BD Biosciences launches new cell sorting system

BD Biosciences, a segment of BD, today announced the launch of the BD FACSJazz™ Cell Sorting System, a next-generation flow cytometer that simplifies cellular isolation and analysis for researchers requiring high sample integrity. Occupying 20" x 20" (51 cm x 51 cm) of benchtop space, the new sorter features high sensitivity to identify and isolate target cells for up to eight parameters.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 25 Jun 2012

Sanitization News and Research

U.K. launches emergency response to fight cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone

Women in developing countries could play major role in sanitation crisis, study finds

Study finds 'inconclusive' evidence to support use of WHO-backed drug to prevent hemorrhage during labor

African Development Bank report compares, analyzes African countries' performance in water, sanitation sector

Women in developing countries could play a major role in remedying sanitation and water crisis

Sierra Leone declares cholera outbreak a national emergency

U.N. calls for more aids to reach 2.5M people affected by conflict in Syria

East Meets West to advance hygiene and sanitation practices in Cambodia, Vietnam

Innovative financing models can impact health in low-income urban communities

Gates looks to develop 'next-generation toilets' for developing world

'Impatient Optimists' blog posts examines 'Reinvent the Toilet Fair' in Seattle

Blog examines success of community-led sanitation program in Afghanistan

NGOs call for full implementation of human right to water, sanitation in letter to U.N. member states

Widespread use of current technologies 'essential' to improve global health

Implementing population level changes could avoid up to 50% of deaths from CVD

FDA warns against shellfish consumption from Oyster Bay Harbor

Global warming may stimulate growth of cyanobacteria

Inclusion of water, sanitation in Rio+20 discussions 'refreshing'

Examining how mobile gaming could improve sanitation practices

BD Biosciences launches new cell sorting system

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