2.3 Common diseases associated with water in Ethiopia
The government of Ethiopia is taking steps to improve the quality of water supply in urban areas of the country, but many people suffer from communicable diseases associated with water. Data from Harari Region are used here as an example. Table 2.2 shows the diseases that were most prevalent in Harari Region in 2013/2014.
Disease | Number of people affected |
Diarrhoeal diseases (e.g. rotavirus infection, cholera) | 6345 |
Malaria | 3861 |
Infection by intestinal parasites | 462 |
Trachoma | 432 |
Amoebic dysentery | 365 |
The sections that follow describe these diseases in more detail.
2.2.4 Water-related diseases