What hygiene, water access mean in anti-Covid-19 battle

>Water is life, the saying goes. Yet many Tanzanians die not for lack of the precious liquid but for drinking it when it is  contaminated and unsafe for human consumption. That is why we consider most valid the concern expressed by the medical officer in-charge at Mwanshimba Dispensary in Tabora, Dr George Kavella, who noted that the health of 17,000 people in the ward is at risk because they drink dirty water from a dam.

Monduli. At least 72 per cent of residents of Monduli District, Arusha Region, now have access to portable water, thanks to new projects initiated by local politicians in recent years.

Magufuli: My dream is to boost access to water
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The CCM presidential candidate Dr John Magufuli has said the fifth phase government would bring tangible strategies to connect Bunda residents with clean and safe water in a bid to ease the shortages that has faced the residents since independence.

Increasing population growth and urbanisation pose serious challenge to the quantity and quality of water, the government said yesterday.

Whoever contravenes this section according to the Bill, commits an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a fine of not less than five hundred thousand shillings or a jail term of twelve months or both.

It wouldn’t be farfetched to say that plastics have taken the place of well-manicured lawns in some African cities.

Corruption remains one of the most pressing challenges facing developing states and Africa in particular, as it substantially undermines development and general prosperity on the continent.

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