Center for Social Concern (CSC) has asked government to provide safe water to people of Chingale in Zomba where issues of water, sanitation and hygiene at health facilities are compromised.

Center for Social Concern Programs Manager, Bernard Mphepo, said that people of Chingale are in need of safe water in their area.

Mphepo said the government borrowed huge sums of money do deal with the issue but it shows that they did not use the money as promised.

“More people in Malawi are experiencing cholera outbreak and safe water is the best requirement to avoid cholera, water is life, people in Chingale deserve safe water for better livelihood.” He said

He also urged people of Chingale to keep on demanding safe water from the government and to also to keep their eyes open on finances that are meant for development projects.

One of the concerned people from Nkapita area in Chingale, Chrissy Nyocho said people in the area are prone to cholera and other waterborne diseases due to lack of access to safe water.

She added that expectant mothers are also at risk of waterborne diseases because Chingale Health Center has no safe water such that issues of water sanitation and hygiene are compromised.