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In 2010, Mayank Sharma of New Delhi, India contracted tubercular meningitis, a serious inflammation of the central nervous system. After a week in the hospital, he emerged without any memory of ever getting sick—or of the first twenty-seven years of his life. He began...Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It usually affects the lungs and is caught from other people. Your body’s natural defences, its immune system, usually control or destroy the germs once they are inhaled leaving them...WaterAid – A sustainable approach
WaterAid works with local partners who understand local issues, providing them with the skills and support they need to help communities set up practical and sustainable projects. Technologies are used that fit the local context and people are trained to maintain...Read more“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.”
– W.H.Auden
Read more“Happiness may have different meanings for different people. But we can all agree that it means working to end conflict, poverty and other unfortunate conditions in which so many of our fellow human beings live.”
– Ban Ki-moon
