John Oldfield

For those of you in the DC area, please come to my band's (Good Cook) next gig this coming Saturday, Nov. 1. I'll be on keys, percussion, vocals... Great seafood, scary Halloween-themed songs...

Having fun at the opening ceremony of the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. Bajan hospitality is the best. I look forward to talking about water security with Members of Parliament from across the globe over the coming days.

A FATHER’S HELL. A DOCTOR’S LAMENT - Village Health Partnership “The tragic night I lost my newborn baby boy and almost my wife, broke my whole life.” Thus writes Dr. Abraham Tadesse. When both his son and his wife wound up in intensive care units at the Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital (MTUTH) in remote southwest Ethiopia, he knew the situation was bleak. He is… Read More »A FATHER’S HELL. A DOCTOR’S LAMENT

A vital story about the importance of #NICU and #WASH in hospitals: A FATHER’S HELL. A DOCTOR’S LAMENT villagehealthpartnership.org/a-fathers-he... TY @susankbarnett.bsky.social

Water, sanitation and infection control practices in rural health facilities of Jodhpur District, India: an intervention through supportive supervision - BMC Health Services Research Background Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in rural healthcare facilities in India, poses significant challenges to effective infection control, contributing to the pre...

Inadequate #water, #sanitation, #hygiene (#WASH) infrastructure in rural healthcare facilities in #India, challenges effective infection control, contributing to the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (#HAIs) and poor patient outcomes. bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

MCC board approves projects, terminates others at much-anticipated meeting The first board meeting of the Trump administration brought some answers about the agency's fate.

MCC board approves projects, terminates others at much-anticipated meeting www.devex.com/news/mcc-boa... TY @devex.com @advasal.bsky.social

A Call-to-Action to End Cholera Outbreaks and Achieve Cholera Elimination in Africa by 2030 – Africa CDC On the extraordinary meeting of the African Heads of States and Government from the 20 Member States affected by cholera epidemic In 2025. See press release here.

It is great to see this Call To Action from the #AfricanUnion + #AfricaCDC regarding #cholera. I'm pleased to see the call for domestic resource mobilization, and for increased investments in #water, #sanitation, and #hygiene (#WASH) in cholera hotspots. africacdc.org/download/a-c...

The Government of Korea contributed US$10 million to support primary health care and WASH services in Ethiopia

The Government of #Korea contributed US$10 million to support primary #health care and #WASH services in #Ethiopia. TY Korea and @unicef.org www.unicef.org/ethiopia/pre...

Great to see #Zambia's #Parliament + civil society leaders working on #water + #sanitation. #WASH investments are imp't to avoid another #cholera outbreak. TY Hon. Twaambo Mutinta, and Bubala Muyovwe of the Zambia NGO WASH Forum
@endwaterpoverty.bsky.social www.pressreader.com/zambia/daily...

New Pope Brings Health-Care Hope | Think Global Health Nearing 100 days of papacy, Pope Leo XIV could renew interest and investment in global health

St. Augustine: "Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow." The Catholic church has a huge role to play in healthcare: New Pope Brings Healthcare Hope thinkglobalhealth.org/article/new-... TY @susankbarnett.bsky.social

Become a Blue Community and take responsibility!
The Swiss Blue Community VSA, the Association of Swiss Wastewater and Water Protection Specialists, promotes the Blue Community and the new website of the Blue Community Switzerland:
blue-community.net/2...

This city could run dry ‘within weeks’ as it grapples with an acute water crisis | CNN Vital reservoirs are shrinking, authorities are scrambling to reduce demand and stave off catastrophe and residents are desperately trying to conserve water.

The next water "Day Zero"? #Tehran #Iran. Could your city be next? There are myriad ways to get ahead of #urban #water insecurity... www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/c...

For those of you tracking progress toward the 11th World Water Forum (Saudi Arabia, 2027), the First Announcement is here: 11thworldwaterforum.org/Announcement Are your priorities and constituencies represented?

Very very few. That's the key question that is being asked on the Hill, State Department, and elsewhere. Most (93-97%) of the qualified folks are long gone. Will need to rebuild.

Some good news for WASH in the US House of Representatives Appropriations FY26 bill:

WATER AND SANITATION: - not less than $451,000,000 shall be made available for water supply and sanitation projects ... of which not less than $225,500,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa.

Exclusive: Trump's funding cut stalls water projects, increasing risks for millions The Trump administration's decision to slash nearly all U.S. foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.

The Trump administration's decision to slash nearly all U.S. foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Cholera Situation in Africa Emergency High-Level Meeting for Heads of State and Government – 4 June 2025 Organizers: Africa CDC

TY @who.int @drtedros.who.int for strong remarks at High-Level #Cholera in #Africa meeting earlier this week. "Increased investments in #WASH are therefore needed urgently, from both national budgets and development funding." www.who.int/news-room/sp... #water #sanitation

Musk’s Deadliest Legacy - OtherWords Gutting USAID will cause millions of deaths from disease and starvation. But it’s not too late to change course.

Well worth a read - USAID, global health, water...

otherwords.org/musks-deadli...

It is broadly agreed that the US foreign assistance infrastructure could be better organized. Were I in Congress I'd be saying "put USAID staff back to work and rescind the mass contract terminations and then let's have a good faith discussion about reform proposals."

Yes. There have been some int'g proposals circulating in the last 24 hours. If the Administration had led with this approach, this process could have been a lot smoother. Unnecessary suffering could have been avoided, and the process would more accurately align with the priorities of Congress.

Here is the latest chaos + disruption @noaa.gov. The DOGE theory of "move fast and break things" will unnecessarily cost lives and livelihoods. There is a right way to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse from USG. This is not that way, at either an individual or agency level. TY @dinahvp.bsky.social

Thank you for covering this under-reported story, Lauren. It's unfathomable to me that the Famine Early Warning System is still down. The "move fast and break things" approach threatens to kill millions, and to pose major security risks to the US and our allies. Secretary Rubio, you can fix this.

The status of #water, #sanitation, & #hygiene in 186 #Catholic healthcare facilities... [Teaser: not good, but there are paths forward.] TY IWA Publishing Lindsay Denny Naughton, MPH Stephen Hilton François Kangela iwaponline.com/washdev/arti...

Upcoming networking and co-working opportunities (with lunch!) at @ReservoirCenter in Washington DC - next one is for Rising #Water Professionals on March 13: www.reservoircenter.org/co-work-rese...

Upcoming networking and co-working opportunities (with lunch!) at @ReservoirCenter in Washington DC - next one is for Rising #Water Professionals on March 13: www.reservoircenter.org/co-work-rese...

The annual student-run University of Colorado Symposium on #Water, #Sanitation, and #Hygiene (WASH) will take place March 13-14. Hybrid. Please join / share. @smwerner.bsky.social @pattyhallh2o.bsky.social

www.colorado.edu/washsymposium/

Save NOAA Stop DOGE · Mobilize The Trump Administration and Elon Musk continue to recklessly demonize dedicated federal workers who provide critical services everyday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who ...

www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Will NOAA layoffs affect National Hurricane Center forecasts in Florida? What you should know NOAA lost more than 880 probationary employees in the latest wave of federal firings, with possibly more to come.

USAID, now NOAA, then _?_. What will remain of the USG by the time these indiscriminate actions run their course? TY to @dinahvp.bsky.social @usatoday.com for covering the situation at @noaa.gov. We are 3 months away from the start of hurricane season.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

A great clapout at #USAID today. TY USAID for all of your efforts over the decades. This fight is not finished.

USAID aimed for 'soft power' but ended up in DOGE's crosshairs. Here's how. USAID supporters say President Donald Trump's freeze on the international aid agency is bad for business and national security.

TY @dinahvp.bsky.social + @usatoday.com for the opp'y to say a few words: #USAID aimed for 'soft power' but ended up in #DOGE's crosshairs. Here's how. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... #water #WASH

Portfolio Head: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Company Description: Vitol has a long history of charitable giving, making its first charitable grant in 2002. The Vitol Foundation was established in 2006, registered in Switzerland and operating ind...

Very interesting and important #water job in #London: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Vitol/744000...