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Infectious Diseases & Vaccines Haiti sees surge in cholera cases after Hurricane Matthew; UN admits moral responsibility

November 11, 2016 Liz Borkowski, MPH 6Comment

Months after a severe earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010, UN peacekeeping troops exacerbated Haitians’ suffering by introducing cholera to the island. After Hurricane Matthew, cholera cases are surging again, and the UN admits it has a moral responsibility to address the situation.

Environmental Health World Water Day 2012: Food security challenges and drinking water progress

March 22, 2012 Liz Borkowski, MPH

Today is World Water Day, and this year’s theme is “Water and Food Security.” UN Water explains why we should care: Each of us needs to drink 2 to 4 litres of water every day. But it takes 2 000 to 5 000 litres of water to produce one person’s daily food. Today, there are […]

Public Health Practice Global Health 101: Millennium Development Goals

September 20, 2010 Liz Borkowski, MPH 8Comment

If you’re working on a major global problem like poverty, it’s important to have goals to work towards. Back in 2000, world leaders came together and adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which commits to reducing extreme poverty and sets out a series of goals to be reached by 2015. Each of the eight Millennium […]

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