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The safety and accessibility of drinking-water are major concerns throughout the world. Health risks may arise from consumption of water contaminated with infectious agents, toxic chemicals, and radiological hazards. Improving access to safe drinking-water can result in tangible improvements to health

Reference: WHO http://www.who.int/topics/drinking_water/en/

 

Press Releases: Drinking Water

  • Hurricane Felix

    Hurricane Felix strikes Nicaragua and Honduras. (September 2007)

    http://www1.paho.org/English/DD/PED/hfelix-2007.htm
  • The 5 Key Ways Project: Adapting the WHO Manual on Food Safety for Use in Guatemalan Elementary Schools

    Taking into account that schools are an important space to promote the development of healthy lifestyles in children, the manual Bringing Food Safety Home: Using the WHO Five Keys to Safer Food has been adapted for use in primary schools in Guatemala. This page describes the project and offers access to the three manuals, the poster, the INCAP fact sheet, and the progress report.

    http://www1.paho.org/English/AD/DPC/VP/fos-5-claves-proyecto.htm

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