The public health effects of water and sanitation in selected West African countries

This paper examines access to water and improved sanitation target under the Millennium Development Goal 7c (MDG 7c) for six West African countries: Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Togo. The article outlines some possible causes for the slow progress in achieving the MDG 7c, examines the public health effects of missing the targets, and charts paths for policy makers to consider in bringing these targets to acceptable levels.

Source: Public Health - September 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: P. Alagidede, A.N. Alagidede Tags: Original Research Source Type: research