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Safe Water System (SWS) - Where Has the SWS Been Used?
- Uganda
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> Where?
> Uganda
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 Project
Partners
- Uganda Virus Research Institute
CDC
Population Services International (PSI)
Target Populations/Location
- Rural communities in southeastern Uganda
National-scale distribution of social marketing
project
Project Design
 Stage
1: Field trial
The initial field trial evaluted the effects of
cotrimoxazole prophylaxis and the Safe Water System
on the health of HIV positive adults and their families.
Stage 2: National scale social marketing project
The success of the field project led to support
for expansion of the SWS project in Uganda with
national-scale distribution and sales of branded
WaterGuard with Population Services Interational
(PSI). The anticipated launch of the project is
mid-2005.
Intervention Elements (Field Trial)
- CDC safe water storage vessel
Commercially prepared sodium hypochlorite solution
Health education
Project Implementation Date (Field Trial)
Intervention Elements (National-scale project)
- CDC safe water storage vessel
Commercially prepared sodium hypochlorite solution
Project Implementation Date (National-scale project)
- Anticipated launch in mid-2005
For More Information
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Date:
July 24, 2006
Content source: National Center for Infectious Diseases
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