Unicef Restores Safe Water to 183,000 in Central Africa Republic
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Non Profit
Just ahead of the onset of the rainy season, which increases the risk of water-borne diseases like cholera, UNICEF and its partners have restored safe and chlorinated drinking water for more than 183,000 displaced people across the Central African Republic (CAR).
"Access to safe drinking water remains out of reach to many people who have been displaced by the violence," said UNICEF CAR Representative Souleymane Diabaté. "As the first heavy rains have already begun, standing water and flooding increase the risk of a cholera outbreak.
"Children are particularly vulnerable to diseases related to bad water and inadequate sanitation conditions and reliable supply of safe drinking water is crucial to their survival and well-being."
More than a year after the beginning of a conflict, many displaced families still have little or no access to safe water and those with access have a fraction of what is needed.
Among the crucial actions UNICEF and its partners have taken in the past two months are the following:
• Over 72,000 people who fled their homes, leaving everything behind, received soap, jerry cans and information on appropriate hygiene practices, in an effort to prevent the outbreak of contagious waterborne diseases.
• In the vulnerable Muslim communities of PK5, PK12 and military airport in Bangui, which are surrounded and threatened by anti-Balaka militias, 5,000 displaced people continued to receive emergency provisions of water in the last several months.
Source Unicef News
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- Drinking Water Security
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