No matter how messy the festival, keep your hands clean.
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Severe weather such as drought and floods is contributing to cholera outbreaks in Africa.
Biological and chemical substances are the most common food contaminants and account for over 200 food-borne illnesses.
Our report shows poor hygiene in remote Indigenous communities is responsible for girls missing school during their periods due to lack of products and knowledge, and feelings of shame. .
The danger with typhoid is that symptoms are quite insidious and mimic those of other infectious diseases.
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Associate Professor in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Director of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and a member of the joint staff, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Nursing and Health, Research School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birmingham City University
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Director DNDi Eastern Africa and Senior Principal Research Scientist, KEMRI, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Professor in Implementation Science, Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SCHaRR), Birmingham City University