Doctors Abid Madaliev, left, and Asadzhon Polvonov at a village medical clinic in Beshkent, Kyrgyzstan. The clinic relies on water gathered from a nearby irrigation canal called aryk. The water is boiled before being given to patients or used in medical treatments due to possible contamination from bacteria that cause hepatitis and other water-borne illnesses. The locals are hoping and planning for infrastructure project to bring clean water to their homes. In villages across Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia) antiquated water delivery systems and infrastructure is the cause of health issues such as o
Doctors Abid Madaliev, left, and Asadzhon Polvonov at a village medical clinic in Beshkent, Kyrgyzstan. The clinic relies on water gathered from a nearby irrigation canal called aryk. The water is boiled before being given to patients or used in medical treatments due to possible contamination from bacteria that cause hepatitis and other water-borne illnesses. The locals are hoping and planning for infrastructure project to bring clean water to their homes. In villages across Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia) antiquated water delivery systems and infrastructure is the cause of health issues such as outbreaks of hepatitis and gastrointestinal disease, especially among children.
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