PIPE FILTERS

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Date

37316

Description

Pipe Filters in use in Southern Sudan. These individual filtration devices are worn around the neck, and work like a straw. This will allow people to filter their water and avoid contracting Guinea worm disease. Used by school children and adults when drinking from local water sources.

Source

The Carter Center Office of Public Information, Health Programs
453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307
www.cartercenter.org

Citation

Credit: The Carter Center/E. Staub, “PIPE FILTERS,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/4919.