Health hazards from water development schemes


  • Spread of disease due to water impoundment
  • Adverse health effects of water resources development
  • Health hazards from water storage projects
  • Health hazards from irrigation schemes

Nature

In the planning, design and operation of irrigation, drainage and other water development schemes, there is a need to incorporate measures for the control of vector-borne diseases (e.g. schistosomiasis and malaria). This problem is partly caused by a lack of cooperation between health and engineering sciences.


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