ACCESS TO SAFE WATER SAVES LIVES
Abstract
Only 10% of people in Lagos State have access to safe public water supply [WASH Policy, Urban Water Master Plan]. 70% of people living in Lagos reside in peri-urban and rural areas which are further excluded from public water... [ view full abstract ]
Only 10% of people in Lagos State have access to safe public water supply [WASH Policy, Urban Water Master Plan]. 70% of people living in Lagos reside in peri-urban and rural areas which are further excluded from public water services. Access to safe drinking water is the basic human right of every Nigerian citizen. Yet, diarrhoea caused by lack of clean drinking water is the second biggest childhood killer worldwide, causing about 800,000 deaths in children under five each year.1
Diarrhoea is responsible for 12% of under five deaths in Nigeria annually It is responsible for 9 % of under-5 mortality in Lagos state. 2.9 million children under the age of five, suffer from at least one episode of diarrhoea each year .
Under-five diarrhoea related episodes and deaths can be prevented through the application of simple, effective and low cost interventions such as provision of safe water at every household. Nearly 1 out of every 5 death under the age of five worldwide is due to water related and this largely preventable disease4.
Under-five diarrhoea related episodes and deaths can be prevented through the application of simple, effective and low cost interventions such as provision of safe water at every household. Nearly 1 out of every 5 death under the age of five worldwide is due to water related and this largely preventable disease4.
Save the Children "Stop Diarrhoea Initiative (SDI) signature programme approach is to test the efficacy of the WHO-UNICEF 7 Point Plan of the control of Diarrhoea. The 7 Point Plan also addresses making water available in quality and quantity to every household. This falls under the infrastructure development pillar of the Lagos State Development Plan ((2012-2025).
Authors
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Olukemi Adeyoju
(Save the Children, Nigeria)
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Babatunde Folorunsho
(Save the Children,)
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George Akor
(Save the Children,)
Topic Areas
II. Urban Health at the intersection of urban environment, social determinants and places , IV. Urbanism, Health and Wellbeing 4.1 Built environment 4.2 Pollution: air, noise, etc
Session
PS-1 » POSTER SESSION 1 (12:10 - Friday, 1st April, TBA)
Paper
Icuh_Abstract_on_Water.doc
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