Africa Must Invest in Wash

As member states and partners gathered in Monrovia to deliberate on crucial issues pertaining to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), the Country Representative of UNICEF has called on the continent to use its resources to provide and improve WASH services for its population.

Speaking at the 4th joint annual review meeting, Mr. Suleiman Braimoh said much is spent on fighting cholera, diarrhea, among many other preventable diseases in Africa and other parts of the world only because care is not being given to the improvement of people's livelihoods through better and safe water provision as well as sanitation and hygiene.

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