QUALITY WATER AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE OF WATER BORNE DISEASES: A STUDY OF IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY LAPAI WATER SUPPLY

Abstract

Water is integral component of life essential for human survival it's also borne some diseases, WHO, UNICEF reports have ascertained poor water access is associated with many water illness, food in security, lost productivity and poor school attendance especially for women and girls. The rapid urbanization and agricultural domestic needs of water supply in African Sub Sahara. In Nigeria most state, organizations and institutions could not meet up with provision of sanity quality portable water. The United Nation universal human right declaration of access to clean portable water remains unattainable to most State in Nigeria. The study is carry out in Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai main campus to certain the access of quality water school supply to its users and especially the student, households and the relation to common ailment the study adopted a qualitative laboratory water analysis of the school bore hole the major source of water in the main campus in sample A (water drills from the ground) sample B (water from the Tank after drilling) and sample C (water collected from Tap ready for use) structured key informant interview was administer on the Director personal and planning , and the director school clinic. The findings reveals that the sample of water collected are unfit for human consumption , Borehole the major source of water supply have not been adequately flush to maintain the water quality to meet up the required standard, the connection between student common ailment and the water in uses. The study recommends the provision of an independent water treatment plan source, water treatment, and regular flushing of bore hole to meet the required standard water quality.