Thirsty citizens: Plenty of water but none for drinking
According to a recent report by Twaweza, using data from 2016, slightly more than half (54 per cent) of the population in mainland Tanzania is estimated to have access to clean and safe water, PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
As the world commemorated World Water Day, the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) 2015 report showed that little progress has been made towards improving access to clean and safe water especially in sub Saharan countries since 1990s. Despite decades of promises to improve access to clean and safe water, and billions of dollars spent, 663 million people still do not have access to clean drinking water and relied on unimproved water sources like unprotected wells, springs and surface water.
