Deir ez-Zor Distributes Home Water Filters to Support Kidney Patients
The General Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation in Deir ez-Zor, in partnership with the “Hand in Hand” relief and development organization, is currently implementing an initiative to distribute home water filtration units to kidney patients across the governorate. The distribution process is scheduled to continue through next Thursday.
This initiative aims to support patients by providing access to clean drinking water that meets their specific health requirements, while simultaneously alleviating the financial burden of the continuous need to purchase bottled water.
Ayat Al-Hamada, Director of the company’s laboratories, stated that the distribution drive, which began on Wednesday, intends to provide approximately 300 home filtration units. She explained that the distribution is based on verified medical reports to ensure that support is provided to those who genuinely need it. Al-Hamada further confirmed that the devices have undergone rigorous technical testing on samples of raw Euphrates River water and have demonstrated significant effectiveness in removing turbidity. She added that the company is looking to expand the scope of this initiative in the coming days to reach a broader range of beneficiaries and regions.
Beneficiaries of the program have praised the initiative for its positive impact on their health and living conditions. Badriya Al-Habib, a beneficiary, noted that the provision of these devices directly helps reduce daily struggles in securing safe drinking water and saves households from high financial costs. Abdul Qader Attia, representing family members of the beneficiaries, highlighted the importance of the effort, particularly during peak times when turbidity levels in the Euphrates River rise due to rainfall and flooding.
The drinking water system in Deir ez-Zor faces seasonal challenges as turbidity levels in the Euphrates River rise notably during periods of heavy rain and flash floods, which wash soil and sediment into the river. This situation places additional pressure on water treatment plants, which are sometimes forced to preemptively and temporarily stop pumping to ensure water safety. At the end of last month, the company announced a similar precautionary measure in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor, where pumping stations were temporarily suspended due to high turbidity levels linked to the weather fluctuations that affected the region at the time.
Source: Syria Focus Arabic
