₦airaland Forum

LegendHero:
Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/73-of-abia-residents-drink-water-contaminated-with-faeces-study/

richmond500:
I don't know about this but the Abia weh I bin visit, they have very clean water and the taste was one of the best I have ever had, it was from a mono-pump anyways cos I don't drink tap water or pure water.

It's either mono-pump or bottled water

Love800:
What is mono-pump?

delpee:
Most likely, the result will be the same in most parts of the country. The best way to provide water is through well coordinated water projects by the State Govts.

The problem is that private wells and boreholes are dug in the same environment with soakaways/sewages. Borehole at the backyard while the neighbour has his soakaway in the same direction.

Love800:
Tank you.
But pls explain it to me. I really do not understand that image in the picture. Or can you post another pic of it?

richmond500:
This is how the pump looks, if u never see am before, it takes water directly from the earth to ur bucket, there is no reservoir tanks to store water

Realtruth2023:
says someone who cannot even bring statistics to disprove the holes i picked in the statement made. Once again prove me wrong how can they say that 2% of water in Abia is contaminated by faecal matter and then say over 70% of people in Abia drink water contaminated by Faeces. it makes no sense at all, but again what do i expect from you? Nothing because you were raised with Ibadan water that has been contaminated ten times over with shit and you came to Lagos and lived in a house where the borehole is sunk close to the soakaway.
So how can you have sense? you cannot have sense till the end of time.

LegendHero:
A recent study by Water Sanitation and Hygiene Natural Outcome Routine Mapping (WASHNORM) has revealed that 73% of Abia State residents consume water contaminated with E. coli (faecal matter), while 2% of the population still practice open defecation.

The WASHNORM survey, a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and the National Bureau of Statistics, with support from UNICEF, the World Bank, WHO, and other development partners, highlighted the grave health risks linked to drinking contaminated water.

During a press briefing/seminar in Enugu on Global Handwashing Day, organized by UNICEF and the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia, Mrs. Rebecca Gabriel, UNICEF Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist, expressed concern over the widespread contamination and its impact on public health. She emphasized that handwashing with soap and running water is essential to preventing diseases.

Discussants at the event attributed the high level of water contamination in Abia to open defecation by 2% of the population, which leads to faecal matter contaminating water sources. Poorly placed boreholes, often close to soak-aways and toilets, were also blamed for the pollution.

The WASHNORM survey revealed that only 35% of schools and 30% of healthcare facilities in Nigeria have access to basic handwashing facilities. In public spaces like markets and motor parks, the figure drops to just 8%.

UNICEF estimates that 167 million people (83% of the Nigerian population) lack access to basic handwashing facilities. The organization identified five critical times for handwashing: before preparing meals, before and after eating, before breastfeeding, after changing diapers, and after defecating.

Mrs. Maureen Zubie-Okolo, UNICEF’s Officer in charge of Planning and Monitoring, reiterated the importance of hand hygiene during the event. She stated, “UNICEF is committed to promoting hand hygiene among the communities we serve. We believe that by fostering a culture of handwashing, we can contribute to a healthier and safer world for all.”

UNICEF continues to support national handwashing campaigns and integrates hand hygiene into health, education, and nutrition programs across more than 90 countries. In collaboration with WHO, UNICEF also monitors handwashing practices in households, schools, and healthcare facilities globally.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/73-of-abia-residents-drink-water-contaminated-with-faeces-study/

LadyExcellency:
80% of Abians have boreholes in their compound or not far away.

stuffs2002:
I did not even bother to read your shitty rants