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The ongoing need for handpumps in Africa

The ongoing importance of handpumps for drinking water in Africa

 Despite being old technology, handpumps still have a very valuable part to play in the supply of drinking water in African countries thanks to their lower failure rate compared to modern mechanical pumps

Despite being old technology, handpumps still have a very valuable part to play in the supply of drinking water in African countries thanks to their lower failure rate compared to modern mechanical pumps

I estimate that about one in five people in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to rely on a handpump to provide them with their main source of drinking water. This would suggest that there are probably over...

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