Tablets prevent waterborne diseases

by Asha SENEVIRATHNE

George Steuart Agencies (Pvt) Ltd., a subsidiary of George Steuart and Co Ltd., and Medentech Ireland, launched the Aquatabs water purification tablets system to prevent the waterborne diseases at Cinnamon Grand, Colombo recently.

Aquatabs tablets when added to unsafe drinking water makes the water safe, killing microorganisms to prevent diseases like cholera, typhoid, dysentery and other waterborne diseases using the method of releasing chlorine in an effective and safe manner said Michael Gately, of Global Sales and Marketing of Medentech, Ireland at the launched.

He said this method of water purification conforms to international standards of safe drinking water and only ingredients used in pharmaceuticals were included in the tablets.

The tablets are safe for transportation by land, sea and air under normal conditions and easier to handle in tablet form. They have a shell life of five years even in tropical conditions and are very useful for preventing diseases specially in areas where water has become contaminated, he also said.