Problems and prospects of solving the issues of drinking water supply in the Republic of Tajikistan

Abstract

The purpose of the study. Justification of measures to protect public health by optimizing the safe use of water by the population of Tajikistan.

Research material and methods. Surface and underground water reservoirs, sanitary hygiene examinations, laboratory research results. Analysis of information interpretations, statistical reports, references of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the population of the Republic of Tajikistan and reports of international and public organizations.

Materials and methods of research. In the republic, the situation of providing the population with water, as well as with water through water lines and sewage, especially in rural areas, is at an extremely low level. Even in the city of Dushanbe, with moderate water use (250 l per day), more than 100,000 people live in houses without sewage and garbage pits, which are the source of acute intestinal infections.

Results and their review: Consolidation and assessment of water supply made it possible to determine that there is a high level of possible risk of disease epidemic in valleys and cotton-growing regions, where more than 70% of the population of the republic lives in these regions. The high level of indicators, with which the high level of the possible risk of an epidemic is assessed, corresponds to the number of accidents and irregular days of water supply to the population.

Conclusion. Poor quality drinking water can cause poliomyelitis, typhus, diarrhea and cholera. In the whole world, 30% of diseases are related to dirty water. About five million people die worldwide every year due to poor water quality.