An Introduction: Water and Sanitation in Africa
Safe drinking water is inaccessible to 1 in 3 people across the globe 2.2 billion people don't have access to safely managed drinking water facilities We take for granted that the water we receive out of our taps is safe to drink. However, this isn’t the case for a large proportion of Africa where access to safe drinking water is negligent or unimproved. Although there have been efforts to increase safe drinking water within the African continent the progress seems to be slow and therefore this blog will aim to raise awareness of the issues involving access to safe drinking water from a sanitation perspective and shed light on the importance of educating people on the issues of water and sanitation. First, we must analyse the dire consequences of what the lack of sanitation can lead to including but not limited to - diarrhoea, cholera and death. Below in figure 1, the largest share of deaths from unsafe water resources originate largely in the continent of Africa, specific...