With the recent severe lack of rain in Uganda, all mains water (what there is) to the Namatala slum has been shut off for the last eleven days… with more people than usual forced to drink dirty water from rivers and streams. In previous years that has led to outbreaks of cholera and typhoid plus bilharzia and diarrhoea. Local river water is used for washing clothes and bathing, so it’s not safe to drink it.
So staff are celebrating the first signs of heavy rain this week... and the school's nurses will keep monitoring our children's health and will intervene if any disease occur.
