The guineaworm disease has attracted the increasing attention of African Governments and international health organizations. This is not unexpected given the grave consequences it has been having on the nation’s economy through its agricultural, educational and health sectors. This study examines the various engineering techniques applicable in combating the guinea worm scourge and suggests various ways in which the disease could be eradicated throughout Africa.

In developing countries, the provision of potable water gulps a large amount of money yearly. In spite of this, hundreds of millions of people living in developing countries lack reasonable access to an adequate supply of safe drinking water.This study aims at making potable water reach a larger proportion of the African population by using locally available materials for water treatment as an alternative to the foreign ones being used currently. The materials identified were tested using a designed filter tank and the water was subsequently analysed to test its potability. Recommendations were also made on how the materials could be employed to achieve the best results.