Drinking Water Facility and Health Problems

Polonnaruwa District face lake of Water problems and 80% of people were in convenience of that.Due to this situation number of Kidney patients amount have increased. Generally every two days a person will Die because of the Kidney problems. Contain of Chloride is very high in the water it’s above 2.5

In Polonnaruwa District paddy field is the most popular agriculture and the farmer use be there, all the time and drink water near to paddy field well. Which shows the high percentage of the kidney patients are Men.

• Unhygienic Water

• Parched Well

Some people have well in there own but the well is dry and the water level is very low.

• Usage of Filters

Some of people only have filter. People save the money through Cheetu to buy the

filters.

• Usage of Filters

Colonel’s Camera Photos

• Far away for water

The most of people have to go far away about two or three miles to fetch water.

• Public Well

• Public Well

• Kidney Patients

Name :- Mr.P.N. Jayantha Wimalasena

Address :- No.226,BOP 317, Thalpatha, Polonnaruwa

Age :- 43 Years Old

Dieses :- Kidney problem

Period of the dieses :- One Year Family background :- Farmer/ Married / Wife – housewife / Having two

children

Present Condition :- Difficult to move / Joint painingHe worked as a farmer and now he was unable to

continuehis job due server joint pain and he is only man who working for

his family in the current situation is they facing so many economic problems.

He use to take medicine in General Hospital in Anuradhapura and take medicine per month. Every four days he will have to do dials at the hospital. Medical advise taken by Dr. Mr. Keerthibandara, General Hospital, Anuradhapura

• Communicate with patient

• Kidney Patients

Name :- Mr. Ananda Wijekumara

Address :- No.96, Manikwela, Sewanapitiya

Age :- 30 Years Old

Dieses :- Kidney problem

Period of the dieses :- 08th Months

Family background :- Farmer/ Married / Having three childrenPresent Condition :- Drink water only 500ml for 24hr / Unable to eat

( not interesting ) / Paining whole body/ Difficult to move / Joint paining

He worked as a farmer now he was unable to continuehis job and don’t have enough money for his treatment. He have

to dials every four days. So that mean have to go seven days per month. Therefor he have to spent lots of money for his travelling and

dials material.Due to difficult and Health less situation his wife had left

him with the three children. Now he depending on one of his sister.

• Communicate with patient

• Kidney Patients

They don’t have awareness how to maintain the medicine.

Thank You.