Oxfam has been working, and continues to work, to minimise public health risks in camps and villages settled by displaced people. This involves the provision of drinkable water, construction of latrines, provision of soap and female sanitary packs, and health education. This includes deepening wells to provide extra water in the medium-term, as well as setting up a water trucking operation to provide immediate water for all making continual assessments and responding to needs in Bo district. Emergency water and sanitation infrastructure are priority needs for displaced people, as is the distribution of water containers and basic sanitary items. To date Oxfam has connected two displaced people's camps to the town water supply, and conducted hygiene promotion work provision of water and sanitation services in Blama, where displaced people are without access to food and sufficient supplies of drinkable water.
Sanitary conditions are poor, increasing the risk of disease.
The programme also entails a health education campaign to address acute public health risks, and distribution of water containers, soap and sanitary protection to 5,000 households to reinforce hygiene promotion messages. Oxfam has already rehabilitated eight wells to provide water during the dry season. About Oxfam . Campaigns Policy . Fair Trade .