UNIVERSITY of Brighton researchers have arrived to Kenya to help the country gain more understanding about drinking-water contamination.
They will be giving a workshop in Kisumu, a port city, that will allow Kenyan academics and technical staff to track and map sources of drinking water contamination.
The project is part of OneHealthWater which addresses waterborne diseases in rural sub-Saharan Africa, where people and livestock often live in close proximity.
Professor Chris Joyce, pictured right, is the director of the university’s centre for aquatic environments.
He said: “Our research is improving understanding of the transmission pathways of waterborne diseases such as typhoid and cholera in low-resource and emergency settings, and is helping global efforts to identify and apply
practical low-cost interventions.
“We will be tweeting short stories about how our research is contributing to cleaner, safer water for all throughout World Water Day on Friday.”
According to the World Health Organisation, diarrhoeal disease alone is responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million people every year.
It is estimated that 58 per cent of this is attributable to unsafe water supply, sanitation and hygiene.
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