Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines · 1991 · 36 citations · 0 references
Public HealthChild HealthPediatricsChild WelfareHealth EquityRural HealthChild Health EquityChild MortalityHuman HealthPopulation Health Of ChildrenPovertyRural Child HealthChild Health InequalitiesChild Health InequitiesChildren's Health InequalitiesContaminated Water TransmissionDiarrheal Disease MortalityHuman Population EcologyRural Population HealthRural Water Quality
Every year four and a half million children under five die in Asia, Latin America, and Africa from diarrhoea, caused by contaminated water. This is one of many reasons why improved drinking water is high on the agenda in many developments projects and plans. But what happens when better water is supplied? What is the impact upon child health? What experiences should be taken into account in the planning and implementation of schemed for better water supply for the African households? This case study of rural area in southern Malawi tries to give some answers.