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Contaminated wells

    JOHANNESBURG
    An estimated 54 percent of people in Zambia are consuming contaminated water taken from shallow wells, 'The Times of Zambia' reported on Tuesday. In a report quoting Dr Gavin Silwamba, director general of the Central Board of Health (CBOH), it said only 46 percent of people drink safe water and that there was a need for more chlorine on the local market. He said that for every 1,000 live births in Zambia, 100 died from diarrhoea or diseases contracted from contaminated water.

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