Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Title: Continuous water supply: a decisive factor in the fight against cholera
Number: 341dea67-729f-4d97-b348-359af3f9a45c
Handle: RePEc:avg:wpaper:en12768
Publication-Status: Published in Policy Brief
Author-Name: Karin GALLANDAT (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine),
Author-Name: Pierre-Yves DURAND (Agence française de développement),
Author-Name: Thierry VANDEVELDE (Fondation Veolia),
Author-Name: Jaime SAIDI (ministère de la Santé, République démocratique du Congo)
Abstract: Around 2.4 billion cases of diarrhoeal disease were recorded globally in 2015, causing approximately 500,000 deaths among children under five. Over 60% of these deaths were attributed to poor access to water and sani-tation. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease which, if left untreated, can lead to death within hours. Each year, 1.3 to 4 million cases and 95,000 deaths - half of them affecting children under the age of five - are estimated to be due to cholera. In sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of all chol-era cases occur in “hotspots” accounting for less than 4% of the total population. The Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) strategy targets these hotspots.
Creation-Date: 2021-09-06
File-URL: https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2021-09-09-41-38/Policy_Brief_8_VA_BAT.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Keywords: République démocratique du Congo
Classification-JEL: Q
Length: 2