The Ghana Water Company advises Ghanaians to drink water with caution because the sachet water we drink may contain a small percentage of faecal debris. The report was revealed by the GSS Survey group in collaboration with the GWC.
A repeated cross-sectional analysis of three nationally representative datasets to examine the changing demography of sachet water consumers and changes relating to household characteristics was conducted. As this exercise was done, it was revealed that one of the ubiquitous sources of drinking water is sachet water.
The wealthy urban residents were aware that they needed to increase their consumption. and also found out that most of the sachet’s contents contain debris. The survey which was conducted also stated that the majority of sachet water drinking households had access to another improved water source.
“The current rate and form of urbanization, inadequate water governance, and an emphasis on cost recovery pose significant challenges to the expansion of the piped water supply network, leading us to conclude that sachet water will likely continue to be a prominent source of drinking water in Ghana for the foreseeable future. Follow me for more.
Source: Operanews
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