A young boy collects water from an Oxfam installed water point in Mugunga camp in Goma, eastern DRC, after tens of thousands of people fled an escalation in fighting, in November 2012. Lack of safe drinking water and sanitation is leading to water-borne diseases like cholera, that affects 1.3 to 4 million people in developing nations worldwide. An estimated 54 percent of reported cases are found in Africa alone, according to WHO.

First published in the April 17, 2019, 8:43 p.m. edition

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