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Washington, DC -- Weekly Update #45 -- This fact sheet highlights overall accomplishments and some weekly activities from USAID’s reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
For more information on USAID’s programs in Iraq please see: www.usaid.gov/iraq
Program Overview
USAID assists Iraqis in reconstructing their country by working within the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). USAID programs are implemented in coordination with the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Coalition country partners, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and private sector partners. The USAID Mission in Iraq carries out programs in education, health care, food security, infrastructure reconstruction, airport and seaport management, economic growth, community development, local governance, and transition initiatives.
Water and Sanitation
Accomplishments to Date:
• Rehabilitating sewage and water treatment plants that currently by-pass untreated sewage generated by millions of people into the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
o Repairing and rehabilitating water systems throughout Iraq.
o Repaired hundreds of breaks in Iraq’s critical and long neglected water network, significantly increasing water flow.
Highlights this Week:
• The rehabilitation of two wastewater treatment plants in Baghdad is continuing; these plants will treat nearly 75% of the wastewater flow from Baghdad municipality once they are complete. At the wastewater plant in southern Baghdad, mechanical and electrical work is continuing. This project is expected to be complete in October.
At the plant in northern Baghdad, the civil, mechanical, and Base of the roadway at the Tikrit Bridge Rebar and shoring work on the Tikrit Bridge electrical subcontractors are continuing with rehabilitation work, and are scheduled to be complete by December 2004. These projects are being supported by USAID’s Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program.
• Improvements to water and sanitation systems in five villages in Ninawa’ Governorate are improving the delivery of safe, potable water and the functionality of sewerage systems for Iraqis in rural areas. These villages were originally Kurdish settlements, many of whom were displaced under the former regime and are now returning from their areas of displacement. In these villages, water sources are often too saline for human or animal use.
To resolve this, deep wells were dug, pump houses with generators were built, and water system piping was installed to connect the villages to newly constructed, elevated water storage tanks. In addition to the water network, new latrines were constructed and hygiene training was provided to all beneficiaries. As part of this project, a mobile medical team was also provided for these villages. The team consisted of two doctors, two nurses, and two health educators and was developed to ensure that the health needs are met in the community.
The mobile team fully coordinates with the Department of Health to access needed vaccines for rural immunization services--especially to women of child bearing age and children under five.
See complete report at:
http://www.usaid.gov/iraq/updates/aug04/iraq_fs45_081804.pdf
Source: USAID, http://www.usaid.gov/
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