UNEP (PNUE) 06 January 2005
Water-borne and tropical communicable diseases are widespread as a result of contamination of water supplies by human waste. The Comoros, for example, suffered cholera epidemics in 1975, 1998 and 2001.
In Madagascar, up to 25 per cent of children can be affected during the rainy season. This is directly linked to water quality and sewage contamination.
Poor disposal of waste, especially containers, is also generating increased risk of malarial infections especially in Madagascar and the Comoros. The containers, ranging from old plastic bags to paint tins, accumulate rainwater, which is an ideal breeding ground for the disease carrying insects.
In Madagascar, only six per cent of rubbish and wastes are routinely collected. Over half the population dispose their waste “anywhere convenient” including on or near beaches and in mangrove swamps.
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