Background In low-and middle-income countries (L&MICs), the biggest contributing factors
to the global burden of disease in childhood are deaths due to respiratory illness and …

Nanotechnologies have contributed to disease control and prevention, but conventional
synthesis of nanoparticles rarely meets the strict requirements of green chemistry …

Multidimensional poverty data and measurement are key allies in confronting the threat
posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Formulating an effective response to this global crisis …

Sufficient supply of potable water, hygiene facilities, and sanitation are major factors
enhancing healthy living. Using the dataset from the 2018 South Africa General Household …

Improved monitoring of potable water is essential if we are to achieve the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG6: to make clean water and sanitation …

Abstract In 2020, 46% of the global population lacked safely managed sanitation services.
Poor sanitation may lead to health problems and restrict economic activities. This study is …

This study assesses the quality of drinking water sources in the highlands of Ethiopia. The
study considered a combination of users' perceptions with the measured water quality …

Water insecurity also complicates people's ability to participate in social distancing if they
have to fetch their own water. About a billion people globally collect their own water from …

Understanding how climate change will affect water quality and therefore, health, is critical
for building resilient water services in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) where the …

Over the last decades, the growing contamination of wastewater, mainly caused by industrial
processes, improper sewage, natural calamities, and a variety of anthropogenic activities …