Uganda bans bottled drinks
2003-01-06 23:05
Kampala - Uganda's ministry of health has issued a cholera warning and banned the sale of locally produced soft drinks and bottled water after traces of faeces were found in tested samples.
The ministry together with the Kampala city council conducted the tests into locally packed juices and water after about 100 cholera cases were reported in the city and at least two people died.
In a joint press statement last week the ministry and council said the city was a high-risk zone because sewerage had overflowed into wetlands and some protected springs in the area.
It added that in some cases toilets emptied into open drainage channels.
The ministry warned that water collected from springs should be boiled before use and ordered that all sewerage drains be covered. - African Eye News Service