Albert Alomba Akete

Water Management: at the Point of Use in Kigali City - Case of Villages Located Around Rwampara Swamp Albert Alomba Akete

Our study consists of analysing the management of water at the point of use in Kigali City. Its aim is to contribute to the reduction of water-borne diseases in the city, especially in ten villages around the Rwampara marsh. This is a quantitative cross-sectional study with descriptive design. Considering that 7% of the surveyed households do not treat water before drinking it, and that the laboratory analyses of the water from Rwampara swamp show a very high degree of faecal pollution and turbidity, any consumption of this water without prior disinfection and filtration is a major public health problem.