Table 1.
Descriptions of MfSW collaborating institutions.
| Case | Country | Supplier or surveillance agency | Description | Districts or networks covered by MfSW | Population in covered districts/ networks | Urban / Rural | Baseline tests (monthly) | Target tests (monthly) | Microbial testing method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Ethiopia | SA | Regional surveillance agency | 200 districts | 20,532,125 | R | 8 | 185 | MPN |
| E2 | Ethiopia | SA | Regional surveillance agency | 119 districts | 7,330,967 | R | 1 | 71 | MF |
| E3 | Ethiopia | S | City supplier | 1 network | 410,000 | U | 1 | 51 | MF |
| E4 | Ethiopia | S | City supplier | 1 network | 13,900 | U | 0 | 15 | MF |
| G1 | Guinea | S | National supplier | 5 networks | 2,733,117 | U | 48 | 204 | MF |
| K1 | Kenya | S | City supplier | 8 networks | 137,060 | U | 0 | 25 | PF + C |
| K2 | Kenya | S | City supplier | 1 network | 400,000 | U | 41 | 82 | MPN |
| K3 | Kenya | S | City supplier | 1 network | 23,493 | U | 0 | 26 | MF |
| K4 | Kenya | S | City supplier | 2 networks | 90,000 | U | 9 | 28 | MPN |
| K5 | Kenya | SA | District health office | 1 district | 261,876 | R | 0 | 579 | PA H2S |
| K6 | Kenya | SA | District health office | 1 district | 177,572 | U | 29 | 332 | MF |
| K7 | Kenya | SA | District health office | 1 district | 608,649 | R | 0 | 87 | PF + C |
| S1 | Senegal | SA | National health ministry | 13 districts | 3,106,566 | U | 0 | 222 | MF |
| U1 | Uganda | S | National supplier | 5 networks | 291,769 | U | 79 | 200 | MF |
| U2 | Uganda | S | Private water operators association | 15 networks | 436,811 | U | 0 | 103 | MF |
| U3 | Uganda | SA | Regional surveillance agency | 64 networks | 3,133,638 | R | 100 | 392 | MF |
| U4 | Uganda | SA | District health office | 1 district | 774,800 | R | 1 | 84 | MF |
| U5 | Uganda | SA | District health office | 1 district | 239,878 | R | 5 | 146 | MF |
| U6 | Uganda | SA | District health office | 1 district | 478,192 | R | 0 | 78 | MF |
| U7 | Uganda | SA | District health office | 1 district | 358,239 | R | 0 | 190 | MF |
| Z1 | Zambia | S | Regional supplier | 8 networks | 87,717 | U | 85 | 204 | MF |
| Z2 | Zambia | S | Regional supplier | 7 networks | 37,716 | R | 18 | 53 | MF |
| Z3 | Zambia | SA | District health office | 1 district | 371,389 | R | 9 | 72 | MF |
| Z4 | Zambia | SA | District health office | 1 district | 469,666 | R | 35 | 88 | PA H2S |
| Z5 | Zambia | SA | District health office | 1 district | 2,011,957 | U | 41 | 125 | MF |
| Z6 | Zambia | SA | District health office | 1 district | 75,343 | R | 0 | 30 | MF |
U = urban; R = rural.
S = Supplier; SA = surveillance agency.
MF = membrane filtration; MPN = Most probable number; PF + C=Petrifilm and 10 mL Colilert presence-absence; PA H2S = presence absence hydrogen sulfide test.
All institutions using MF tested for thermotolerant coliforms; G1 also tested for E.Coli. All institutions using MPN tested for E.coli; E1 also tested for thermotolerant coliforms.