Their Only Source Of Potable Water Now Resides In The Sea.

In Fuveme, a community along the eastern coast of Ghana, their only source of potable water now resides in the sea. However, the practice of open defecation allows the sea to wash away the fecal matter and redeposit it back in their homes during tidal wave surges. Fecal matter is deposited into the water pipes before the residents fetch it. This makes them vulnerable to diarrheal infection. We have embarked on a five-year transdisciplinary project with our partners to generate long term data series in Anyako, Anyanui and Atiteti (Volta Region), Eastern Coast; Opetekwei (Greater Accra Region) and Mumford (Central Region), Central Coast of Ghana to model the interactions between climatic, hydrological, environmental, epidemiological, institutional and socio-cultural determinants of diarrhoea with the aim to among other things, improve diarrhoeal management in coastal communities. Interested in diarrhoeal case management, you may contact us to collaborate and expand our efforts.