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Ned Breslin: Shifting Gears — Promoting Potential, Not Poverty, Is Positive Pledge for World Water Day

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We need a mind shift this World Water Day; a transformation in how we think about and the approach we take to getting the message out to the world about water on this one day. And the shift is long overdue.

Study Shows Malaria Infections Increase Near Ethiopian Dam

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Reservoirs and stagnant streams created by dams can be conducive for mosquito breeding.

UNICEF, WHO Report Says 1.5 Million Children Die Annually from Diarrhea; New Response Plan Launched

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UNICEF, WHO Report Says 1.5 Million Children Die Annually from DiarrheaAn estimated 1.5 million children under the age of five die from diarrhea each year -– more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined according to a joint UNICEF-WHO report released today.

British Blouses Contaminate Uganda’s Groundwater, Cause Malaria

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KAMPALA, Uganda -- Amidst a hungry hoard of giant Marabou storks,…

Dangerous Bedfellows: Cholera Stricken Zimbabwe Braces for Malaria Outbreak

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- In Zimbabwe, the Cholera crisis…

Ron Rivera, “Pied Piper” for clean water, dies of malaria

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Ron Rivera spent his life traveling through Latin America, Africa,…