Reaching the MDG Target for Sanitation in Africa
- Author:
- Enreca Health
- Publisher:
- Danida
- Publication Date:
- 1 February 2010
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It is estimated that 2.5 billion people (app. 38% of the global population) do not have access to basic sanitation. Globally, the shortage of such essentials contributes to the estimated 2.2 million annual deaths related to poor personal hygiene, lack of sanitation and insufficient water supply (1).
In 2006, 62% of the population in Africa lacked access to improved sanitation facilities with only five of the 54 African countries on track to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) sanitation target (2). For Africa, to meet its MDGs for sanitation, the number of persons reached must double from 350 million to 700 million by 2015; even if achieved; this will still leave 200 million people unserved. The low sanitation coverage is illustrated by countries that have such programmes supported by Denmark: Bénin 19%, Burkina Faso 10%, Niger 5%, Ghana 31%, Kenya 43%, Uganda 58% and Zambia 13% (3).
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