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# A #WASH Project Cleans Up Nairobi's Slum
- URL: https://gnucoopcom-u2056.vm.elestio.app/blog/a-wash-project-cleans-up-nairobis-slum/
- Published: 2014-11-14T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-11-14T09:00:00.000Z
- Author: Gnucoop Soc. Coop.
- Tags: #tk-96, ICT4D, #Import 2026-09-12 16:33

Waterborne diseases (like cholera, diarrhea, hepatitis A and typhoid) are rampant in the poor neighborhoods of Nairobi (and in similar locations around the world), particularly among young children: The [World Health Organization says](http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241596435%5Feng.pdf?ref=gnucoopcom-u2056.vm.elestio.app) 3.4 million people die every year from water-related disease, making it the leading cause of disease-related death in the world.

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