Thursday, April 12, 2012

Water in the Time of Cholera

Hi all,

This is a very well-done report on the issue of cholera, but really more focused on the problems that bring cholera about:  lack of safe, clean water and good sanitation.
I thought the photo slide show was worth watching while listening to the report:

One note:  the report mentions Water Missions International, and then soon after talks about a failed water treatment system.  It appears, from the text, that the one that broke down is from a different (un-named organization):

Another international aid group put in a similar water purifier in 2009. But it broke down just before the cholera outbreak.

Silencier Bonhomme, a member of the local water committee, says all it would take to fix the system is a couple of new batteries and a new pipe. But when villagers tried to reach the aid group, they didn't get a response.

"We don't have anyone who can fix it," Bonhomme says. "People now are using water from the river, and they get sick. We're getting close to two years since it broke down."


Ben


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