Cholera should no longer exist, yet it kills thousands of people every year. New analysis from international group WaterAid ...

Cholera is spread by the fecal-oral route, meaning that an individual who is infected passes the bacteria into the environment in their feces. Populations without access to clean water and ...

It’s about the 1,200 early deaths a year in Greater Manchester linked to dirty air. Tackling air pollution must move away from the pro or anti car debate, to one that speaks to the public health ...

A torrent of news on dirty water has spilled over into next month’s election. While not a top campaign issue, it stinks of a larger problem: Britain’s aging infrastructure. Wastewater from ...

A logo of drugs and chemicals group Merck KGaA is pictured in Darmstadt, Germany January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo Germany's Merck KGaA has struck a deal to buy U.S. biotech ...

The consequences are dire. The combination of untreated waste, contaminated water, and poor hygiene habits is fueling a potential epidemic of preventable diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and ...

Haiti is on the precipitous of "total chaos", a “total collapse ... 39 hospitals and medical facilities have closed and more than 900 schools have closed due to ongoing violence. “Cholera outbreaks ...

Haiti is on the precipitous of "total chaos", a “total collapse” and a “potential point of no return” from gang violence and the anarchy that has ruled over the impoverished Caribbean island since ...