The Fourth Estate uncovers 144 sachet water companies in Accra producing without FDA licence

When a 23-year-old journalist, Thelma Amedeku, sought medical attention at the Legon Hospital in January 2023, she tested positive for typhoid. Haruna Ibrahim Sadik, the physician assistant who attended to Ms Amedeku, advised her to stop drinking sachet water, often called “pure water”. “There are thousands of people producing [sachet] water and you cannot vouch … Continue reading The Fourth Estate uncovers 144 sachet water companies in Accra producing without FDA licence