WASHTED and SHARE publication on the safety if vended water in Malawi
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David Manjaya and Elizabeth Tilley recently published the findings of a SHARE funded study on the microbial quality and handling of street vended water in Malawi. Undertaken in Mwanza District, the study highlights the significant reduction in water quality from the point of source to the point of sale, and the additional risk associated with the contamination of the external surface of the packaging which comes into contact with the consumers mouth. Our researchers recommend the importance of education for vendors to improve quality without reducing access to drinking water.
