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Costing rural water service levels in Burkina Faso
Based on national standards, the 7 boreholes and 3 standpipes in the village of Komsilga, Burkina Faso, are sufficient to supply water to 3,600 people. Since only 1,500 people live in the village, you might think that they had water in abundance. In reality, only half of the villagers receive a basic level of service […]
Cost-benefit analysis: comparisons of investments in improved water supply and cholera vaccination programs
Jeuland, M, and Whittington, D. (2009) Cost-benefit comparisons of investments in improved water supply and cholera vaccination programs. Vaccine ; vol. 27, no. 23 ; p. 3109-3120. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.02.104 This paper presents the first cost–benefit comparison of improved water supply investments and cholera vaccination programs. Specifically, we compare two water supply interventions – deep wells with […]
