Makurdi: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has provided more than 30,000 litres of water daily to victims of the Yelwata attack, who are temporarily camped at International Market, Makurdi.
Its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist, UNICEF Enugu Field Office, Mrs Rebecca Bolatito-Gabriel, disclosed this at the camp on Monday.
Bolatito-Gabriel said that UNICEF provided the water to ensure each individual had access to at least 15 litres daily.
She explained that the organisation had procured and installed two water bladders, which supply 10,000 litres of water to the victims and revitalised the abandoned boreholes at the camp.
She said the aim was to ensure they start using the available 36 water cistern toilets at the camp to improve hygiene and prevent infections.
“We provide over 30,000 litres of water daily to the IDPs in the camp. We have over 3,400 IDPs in this camp so far, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) database.
“Our support has made it possible for the IDPs to have sufficient access to meet their needs.
“We discovered there were sanitation facilities like toilets, which are inaccessible and cannot be maintained without water.
“Is not also the kind of toilet they are used to where they are coming from. So, to make the facilities useful, hygienic and safe, water must be provided,” she said.
Bolatito-Gabriel also said that the organisation had engaged 50 hygiene promoters, including the IDPs, to ensure improved environmental hygiene in the camp.
Also, Dr Ifeyinwa Anyanyo, Health Specialist, UNICEF Enugu Field Office, said they had offered healthcare services to 910 persons so far and recorded four deliveries at the camp.
Anyanyo said they were currently offering the camp an integrated package of primary health care and antenatal services.
