Improved Access To Safe Water, Sanitation Will Reduce Infant Mortality – UNICEF
By Chioma Umeha Nigeria can reduce death of children under the age of five by improving access to safe water and sanitation for citizens, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said. The United Nations (UN) agency for children further said that poor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) causes more than half of global diarrhoea diseases. It explained that poor WASH remains the second leading cause of deaths and other health hazards among children under the age of five. The international agency stated this at a ‘WASH’ media meeting by the Federal Ministry of Information in collaboration with UNICEF in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital, recently. It noted that the chemical contaminations resulting from oil and gas exploration in the Niger Delta region has made it necessary for efforts to be made to ensure safe and constantly checked water for human consumption. UNICEF therefore tasked governments across the Niger Delta states to invest conscious