A Presentation on "Right Way To Disaster Preparedness " by Vijay Malik - Medentech at Workshop on " Preparedness & Response for Emergencies and Times of Natural Disaster " Organised By :- Corporate Disaster Resource Network on 28th April 2011 , Patna, Bihar-India For Reports go to www.cdrn.org.in

1. Right way to Preparedness Hidden Success of HWTS in emergencies

2. Currently up to 2 billion people lack access to safe water and emergency events significantly exacerbate these figures

5. Household Water Treatment & Safe storage (HWTS) for low – income groups Household chlorination reduces diarrhoea by almost 40% HWTS interventions contribute to the MDG’s HWTS interventions are affordable and cost effective They can make an immediate impact They are “need” driven and not “supply” driven Paradigm shift from “Cure” to “Prevention” HWTS interventions are suitable sustainable scale-up HWTS interventions need greater advocacy and adoption by Governments and NGO’s

7. HWTS Options HWTS options include Boiling, Sodis (sunlight disinfection), Filters, Sand filters, and chlorination such as Aquatabs or liquid bleach and combined flocculent & disinfectant.

8. HWTS & Crisis Three recent examples of where HWTS programs have made product immediately available in crisis situations have been, Haiti in January 10, Ethiopia in September 09 and Vietnam in October 09.

14. Cost effectiveness of HWTS Household water treatment cuts the primary transmission route for diarrhoeal disease and can pay back up to US$60 for every US$1 invested Among all water quality interventions to prevent diarrhoea, chlorination (at household level) is the most cost effective;

15. Cost effectiveness of HWTS

16. Does it make financial sense? “ In strictly financial terms, the return on investment in water and sanitation cannot be overestimated. Economic benefits range from $3 to $34 for each dollar invested” (5) - HWTS programs generate surplus funding which can be re-invested in supplementary income for NGO volunteers and further HWTS education programs. - Investing 100 Rupees in water purification tablets will give a family enough tablets for 3 months whereas investing the same amount in HWTS educational programs will result in one family committing to use Aquatabs in into the long term future and at no further cost to the NGO.(6)

23. Graphic usage instructions for non-literate people

43. Day-3 (Products distributed on Spot)

63. Chemical: CDB 56. Solid Granules Dosing Technology: State of art dosing machine. ChloRun- For Community water disinfection

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