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April 22, 2008
South African Children Die From Drinking Unsafe Water
Approximately 80 young children in the South African Eastern Cape district of Ukhahlamba have died from diarrhea and other complications stemming from drinking tainted water, and no action was taken by local health authorities.
Though there most obviously is evidence of a lethal epidemic in the Ukhahlamba District Municipality (UKDM), which included the towns of Barkly East, Maclear, Sterkspruit and Elliot, municipal authorities had not yet issued a public warning .
Apparently last October there was a health report that water purification had broken down, and urgent action was called for but nothing was done. The report was even tabled last week at a closed
door council meeting.
The UKDM's municipal manager, Zolile Williams pointed his finger at the Cloete Joubert Hospital in Barkly East for the deaths saying that they had delayed in determining the cause of death in a timely manner for an investigation.
A senior hospital manager, who asked not be named, said they had informed the municipality but nothing was done until the first 15 deaths were reported, as reported by the Pretoria News.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at April 22, 2008 02:10 PM
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