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3 unusual facts about Water supply and sanitation in Zambia


Water supply and sanitation in Zambia

When Levy Mwanawasa was elected President in 2002, the sector policies shaped under his predecessor basically remained in place.

In 2004 the DTF became operational and two pilot projects in peri-urban areas were initiated in the Itimpi area in Kitwe and the Maiteneke area in Chingola with a total of 11 kiosks supplying 16,000 people.

During a second incident in January 2008, at least 13 people in Mufulira in northern Zambia were admitted to hospital after drinking water alleged to have been contaminated by the nearby Mopani Copper Mines.



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