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NEWS in brief
vaccination is a safe and effective additional tool that can
be used under the right conditions to supplement existing
priority cholera control measures.
WHO will coordinate the campaign in collaboration with
MSF and Medair as an implementing partner in Awerial
and Juba respectively.

Sudan

Water Project Progressing in North Darfur
El Fasher — The Wadi Elkou project for water management
in North Darfur was further inaugurated in El Fasher,
capital of North Darfur on Wednesday morning. The
event was attended by the government of North Darfur,
the United Nations Environment Programme, and the
European Union.
The water management and livelihood project aims to
improve the livelihoods of inhabitants of North Darfur
at a total cost of €6.45 million funded by the European
Union.

Around Africa

As the debris from septic tanks seeps into the limestones,
contaminants are filtered. Once the water reaches the root
zone of wetland plants, micro-organisms in the soil destroy
disease causing organisms-pathogens. The cleansed water
is then channelled either into a pond, drainage or piped
back to be re-used.
‘This technique addresses water scarcity and shortage of
fertilisers in agriculture,’ says Prof Jamidu Katima from
the College of Engineering and Technology, University of
Dar es Salaam.
The lead researcher of the project says that the waste water
contains rich plant nutrients; phosphorous and nitrogen,
that flourishes crops like rice, maize, tomato and beans.
In the project, the scientists use water from the pond for
irrigating farms and fish farming. The research is currently
happening in Morogoro. The Municipal Authority owns
and maintains the ponds.
Prof Katima’s research group has dispelled doubts
regarding health dangers resulting from eating fish from
the constructed wetland’s pond.

Howard Bell, general supervisor of the United
Nations Environment Programme explained that the
aim is to improve the livelihoods of more than the
5,000 people affected by the war in North Darfur,
directly or indirectly, besides working on sustainable
management of the natural resources in the region.
He added that the project will be implemented by the
UN Environment Programme during the upcoming
three years.

Tanzania

Scientists Embark On Green Water Recycling
Technique
Tanzania scientists are exploring an affordable
innovation, constructed wet