Clean drinking water a priority

Tue, Oct 20th 2015, 12:00 PM

 

PAN American Health Organisation representative Dr Gerry Eijkemans yesterday said the agency has procured around $150,000 in relief supplies for the central and southern Bahamas as residents look to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.
Speaking during a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) press briefing, Dr Eijkemans said PAHO had several key concerns, including vector control, water contamination and sanitation in the wake of the storm...

PAN American Health Organisation representative Dr Gerry Eijkemans yesterday said the agency has procured around $150,000 in relief supplies for the central and southern Bahamas as residents look to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.

Speaking during a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) press briefing, Dr Eijkemans said PAHO had several key concerns, including vector control, water contamination and sanitation in the wake of the storm...

 

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