HealthPhone™ Hindi हिन्दी - Water: Keeping drinking water safe has many health benefits

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Water: Keeping drinking water safe has many health benefits - Produced by: UNICEF, India - Video in हिन्दी - मानक हिन्दी - Mānak Hindī - Hindi
Know how to ensure safe drinking water.
These videos focus on social and behaviour change communication and are made for individual and small group viewing, learning and discussion. They are designed to be used as interpersonal communication tools by communities and frontline workers in giving out important information to women and caregivers.
Key Messages
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Ensure your drinking water is safe by getting your water tested at regular intervals by trained people. A field testing kit is with the Panchayats and they know who these trained people are.
If your drinking water is not clean, you must take immediate action to avoid serious illnesses by doing the following:
If there is chemical contamination, you must change your water source and seek assistance from the Panchayat to expedite the matter.
If there is biological contamination you can easily purify it by boiling it or treating with Halogen tablets available from SC, or chlorination.
Unhygienic handling of water during transportation or while storing within your home can contaminate previously safe water. You can protect collected water against recontamination by:
Storing it in clean containers with narrow openings.
By keeping it covered at all times.
Using a ladle for taking out water.
Not allowing anyone to put their fingers or hands into the container.
Not allowing anyone to drink directly from it.
Having a dispensing device such as a tap or spout.
You should also store the drinking water on a raised platform.
Discussions and Frequently Asked Questions
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How can I do anything about water from the pump? Who is responsible for that?
Key Response: Seek assistance from the Panchayat to have it tested if you suspect the water is not clean or safe to drink. There is a testing kit available which a trained person can use to test the water.
Water from the well is sweet. Generations have managed without boiling or purifying it.
Key Response: Lack of access to safe drinking water, together with inadequate sanitation and hygiene can lead to fatal diarrhoeal diseases.
What happens if water is not stored properly?
Key Response: If water is not stored properly, mosquitoes breed on it and it becomes a source for diseases such as malaria, dengue and other illnesses which can spread easily.
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