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Students walk past the debris, mostly plastic waste dumped into the river by the people, as the flood water recedes from the bank of Bagmati river following the deadly flood due to heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2024.

Polluted Rivers Create a Public Health Crisis in Nepal

by Tanka Dhakal

Unchecked urbanization has led to a surge of waterborne diseases among Nepal's poorest communities

Poverty

Ddungu Annet, a 39-year-old nursing officer, washes her hands in the labor ward before examining an expectant mother at Nabweru Health Center, Uganda.

The Economic Constraints on Clean Water

Investing in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) reduces the financial costs of disease outbreaks

Zapotec woman washes her hands during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oaxaca state, Mexico, on March 31, 2020.

Environment

Remembering Paul Simon's Water for the World Act