On a typical day, more than half the hospital beds in Sub-Saharan Africa
are occupied by patients suffering from faecal-related disease.
Sanitation and the provision of safe drinking water are vital issues facing
millions of people.
Each year when the rains come pit latrines collapse, spreading streams
of slow moving filth. These streams not only harbour disease, they also act as a catalyst for breeding mosquitoes and
flies.
Nearly two million children die needlessly each year as a direct result
of contaminated water, millions more are orphaned or left motherless.
A body weakened by malnutrition and HIV stands little chance of survival.
EcoDome Saving Lives and Restoring Dignity
