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Since 1998, Safe Water System (SWS) programs have been implemented in over 35 countries. The map below provides details on SWS programs that are currently operating, as well as ones that have previously operated, around the world. Since the start of the SWS program, a volume of products sufficient to treat nearly 137 billion liters of water (as of 2013) has been sold in over 35 countries. Products sold include: the Safe Water System (~118.7 billion), water treatment tablets (~9.4 billion), products included within the Basic Care Package (~5.7 billion), and P&G™ (~3 billion).

SWS Operations - World map showing countries where SWS operates in blue

Afghanistan (PSI program no longer operational)

Partners: PSI
Products: Clorin™
Program start date: June 2003
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 367,913,750

Angola

Partners: PSI
Products: Certeza™ / Certeza™ Tablets
Program start date: March 2008 (Certeza™); Jan 2011 (Certeza™ Tablets)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 1,012,704,000 (Certeza™); 297,864,600 Liters (Certeza™ Tablets)

Benin

Partners: PSI
Products: Aquatabs®
Program start date: September 2008
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 748,267,200 Liters

Botswana (PSI program no longer operational)

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: P&G™
Program start date: June 2006
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 1,406,020 Liters

Burkina Faso (PSI program no longer operational)

Partners: PSI
Products: Sûr’Eau™
Program start date: February 2004
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 14,719,900 Liters

Burma (Myanmar)

Partners: PSI
Products: WaterGuard™
Program start date: June 2004
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 2,771,869,000 Liters

Burundi (PSI program no longer operational)

Partners: PSI
Products: Sûr’Eau™
Program start date: March 2006
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 114,069,000 Liters

Cambodia

Partners: PSI
Products: WaterGuard™ Tablets
Program start date: n/a
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 140,398,000 Liters

Cameroon

Partners: PSI
Products: Sûr’Eau™/WaterGuard™
Program start date: December 2006
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 360,211,000 Liters

Cote d’Ivoire

Partners: PSI
Products: P&G™, Aquatabs®
Program start date: January 2009 (Aquatabs®); June 2008 (P&G™)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 147,639,700 Liters (Aquatabs®); 2,395,410 Liters (P&G™); 10,800,000 Liters (BCP)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: P&G™, Aquatabs®
Program start date: September 2006 (P&G™); June 2009 (Aquatabs®)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 228,882,260 Liters (P&G™); 541,790,320 Liters (Aquatabs®)

Dominican Republic

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: P&G™
Program start date: February 2006
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 187,872,000 Liters

Ethiopia

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: WuhaAgar™, P&G™, included within the BCP
Program start date: February 2006 (WuhaAgar™); June 2006 (P&G™); 2011 (BCP)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 17,747,933,000 Liters (WuhaAgar™); 708,734,190 Liters (P&G™); 205,133,760 Liters (BCP)

Guinea

Partners: PSI
Products: Sûr’Eau™
Program start date: July 2006
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 2,304,164,000 Liters

Haiti (Procter and Gamble program no longer operational)

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: Dlo Lavi™, P&G™
Program start date: December 2006 (Dlo Lavi™); November 2004 (P&G™)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 1,536,721,380 Liters (Dlo Lavi™); 24,441,580 Liters (P&G™)

India

Partners: PSI
Products: Safe Wat™, Aquatabs®
Program start date: (Safe Wat™); June 2010 (Aquatabs®)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 582,189,000 Liters (Safe Wat™); 26,670 Liters (Aquatabs®)

Kenya

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: WaterGuard™, P&G™, Aquatabs®, included within the BCP
Program start date: May 2003 (WaterGuard™); February 2006 (P&G™); March 2009 (Aquatabs®); 2009 (BCP)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 15,113,780,000 Liters (WaterGuard™); 457,644,820 Liters (P&G™); 46,404,000 Liters (Aquatabs®); 2,608,000,000 Liters (BCP)

Liberia

Partners: PSI
Products: WaterGuard™
Program start date: October 2009
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 380,455,000 Liters

Madagascar

Partners: PSI
Products: Sûr’Eau™ Vaovao
Program start date: March 2000
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 22,392,204,320 Liters

Malawi

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: WaterGuard™, P&G™ WaterGuardWaufa
Program start date: December 2002 (WaterGuard™); March 2006 (P&G™ WaterGuardWaufa)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 7,550,974,000 Liters (WaterGuard™); 328,506,760 Liters (P&G™ WaterGuardWaufa)

Mali

Partners: PSI
Products: Aquatabs®
Program start date: June 2009
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 531,789,400 Liters

Mozambique

Partners: PSI
Products: Certeza™, included within the BCP
Program start date: November 2004 (Certeza™); 2010 (BCP)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 6,044,204,000 Liters (Certeza™); 847,935,000 Liters (BCP)

Namibia

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Partners: Procter and Gamble
Products: P&G™
Program start date: May 2011
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 29,235,220 Liters

Nepal (Piyush program no longer operational)

Partners: PSI
Products: Piyush, WaterGuard™
Program start date: June 2005/October 2005
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 1,488,569,860 Liters

Nigeria

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: WaterGuard™, P&G™
Program start date: November 2004 (WaterGuard™), December 2008 (P&G™)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 7,474,214,063 Liters (WaterGuard™); 46,921,650 Liters (P&G™)

Pakistan

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: Aquatabs®, P&G™
Program start date: October 2005
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 4,770,000 Liters (Aquatabs®); 426,523,700 Liters (P&G™)

Papua New Guinea

Partners: PSI
Products: Aquatabs®
Program start date: December 2011
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 6,186,600 Liters

Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) (PSI program no longer operational)

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: P&G™
Program start date: September 2006
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 1,091,900 Liters

Rwanda

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: Sûr’Eau™, P&G™
Program start date: August 2002 (Sûr’Eau™)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 3,153,418,000 Liters (Sûr’Eau™); 70,889,720 Liters (P&G™)

Senegal

Partners: PSI
Products: Aquatabs®
Program start date: December 2012
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 48,987,120 Liters

Somaliland

Partners: PSI
Products: Aquatabs®, Biyosifeeye
Program start date: August 2008
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 1,063,721,760 Liters

South Sudan

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: WaterGuard™ Tablets, P&G™
Program start date: November 2006 (WaterGuard™ Tablets); February 2009 (P&G™)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 1,130,188,200 Liters (WaterGuard™ Tablets); 63,872,800 Liters (P&G™)

Swaziland

Partners: PSI
Products: WaterGuard™ Tablets
Program start date: August 2007
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 29,954,840 Liters

Tanzania

Partners: PSI
Products: WaterGuard™ , P&G™
Program start date: July 2002 (WaterGuard™); June 2011 (P&G™); November 2005 (WaterGuard™ Tablets)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 2,904,394,000 Liters (WaterGuard™); 196,068,000 Liters (P&G™); 1,810,452,980 Liters (WaterGuard™ Tablets)

Uganda

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: WaterGuard™, P&G™, WaterGuard™ Tablets, included within the BCP
Program start date: August 2005 (WaterGuard™); October 2004 (P&G™); December 2006 (WaterGuard™ Tablets); 2006 (BCP)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 3,169,660,000 Liters (WaterGuard™); 237,427,390 Liters (P&G™); 873,400,020 Liters (WaterGuard™ Tablets); 2,034,949,600 Liters (BCP)

Uzbekistan

Partners: PSI
Products: Clorin™
Program start date: July 2004
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 10,934,400 Liters

Vietnam

Partners: PSI
Products: SafeWat™
Program start date: November 2005
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 511,083,000 Liters

Zambia

Partners: PSI
Products: Clorin™
Program start date: November 1998
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 20,741,840,570 Liters

Zimbabwe

Partners: PSI, Procter and Gamble
Products: Aquatabs®, OASIS Water Purification Tablets, WaterGuard™, WaterGuard™ Tablets, P&G™
Program start date: September 2010 (SafeWat™); March 2009 (P&G™); August 2008 (Aquatabs®)
Amount of water treated (as of 2013): 1,031,837,000 Liters (WaterGuard™); 16,306,600 Liters (P&G™); 1,983,115,520 Liters (Aquatabs®, OASIS Water Purification Tablets, WaterGuard™, WaterGuard™ Tablets, P&G™)

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Page last reviewed: March 17, 2014
Page last updated: May 6, 2014
Content Source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
  Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)

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