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DiarrheaIn 1990, diarrhea claimed 2.9 million lives, a number that has since been cut nearly in half to 1.53 million by 2019, yet it remains the second leading cause…
Water pollutionIn 1952, the River Thames in London was declared biologically dead, a stretch of water so toxic that no fish could survive its depths, yet it remained the…
CholeraThe first word of this story is Cholera, a name that has haunted human history for centuries, yet it begins not with a grand historical event, but with a…
Drinking waterIn 1854, a cholera outbreak in London's Soho district was identified by John Snow as originating from contaminated water from the Broad Street pump, marking…
HygieneHygiene is not merely about smelling good or looking clean; it is a silent, invisible war fought against microscopic enemies that have shaped human history…
GastroenteritisIn 2015, two billion people fell ill with gastroenteritis, a number so vast it represents nearly one-third of the global population, yet it remains largely…
SanitationIn 2015, nearly one billion people worldwide practiced open defecation, a reality that turned the simple act of relieving oneself into a global public health…