via Paul and Cheyenne I joined Rotary partly for our world goals, like eradicating polio, world peace, and clean water. Glad to see combined efforts to get people clean water have been part of this good news. Dracunculiasis is an ideal candidate for eradication because it is only transmitted by one route, and if this can be interrupted, infection can be stopped. The strategy was therefore a simple one: educate villagers in affected areas and distribute cheap filters that people can use to eliminate the parasites from drinking water. The devices consisted of cheap plastic tubes fitted with a steel mesh filter that can be carried around and used anywhere. $100 rewards were also offered to people who reported cases of the disease, which is a huge amount in many villages.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 01:39:29 +0000
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