This study was conducted in an agro-pastoral community in Northern Tanzania, where water
sources are contaminated, and point-of-use water treatment is rarely used. The objectives of …

Despite the Ugandan government efforts to improve access to safe water sources, the rate at
which diseases spread as a result of unsafe drinking water is absolutely high. The purpose …

Globally, about 435 million people depend on unimproved drinking water sources, and 144
million people still rely on surface water. Specifically, a significant part of the population in …

Innovative solutions are essential to improving global access to potable water for nearly 1
billion people. This study presents an independent investigation of one alternative by …

Unsafe water is a leading cause of death and disease in economically disadvantaged
societies. The development of centralised large-scale water treatment and supply systems …

Household water treatment (HWT) can improve drinking water quality and prevent disease, if
used correctly and consistently. While international monitoring suggests that 1.8 billion …

Good sanitation and clean water are basic human rights yet they remain elusive to many
rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We carried out a cross sectional study to …

Generally disinfection of water at household level can be achieved using several soluble
tablets or chemicals which have been proven to render water to be microbiologically safe …

In sub-Saharan countries, where a large number of populations depend on unsafe water,
household water treatment is the recommended means to reduce diarrhea. However, the …

Two billion people worldwide consume unsafe drinking water. The problem is particularly
pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a quarter of the population relies on …