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of safe-water supply systems.<br />
The personnel, facilities and operations of the laboratory<br />
must be maintained to insure a succeaaful water resource<br />
program. Weaknesses in any one of these factors should be cause<br />
for concern,<br />
The chemical laboratory located in the K m facilities<br />
initially had a staff of twenty-five persons. Qnly one of the<br />
staff was a professional chemist. The remainder of the staff<br />
consisted of lEibor9t~ry technicians and cleaners. Attendance of<br />
personnel at the lab experiences the same problems as discussed<br />
with respect to ather professional and technical staff; low<br />
wages add lack af incentives. The few who maintained an<br />
interest were trained in basic analytical work and ware able to<br />
perform various analyses under supervision.<br />
Five professional chemists and two laboratory technicians<br />
were recruited during the early stages of the project. All the<br />
professional chemises and one laboxatoxy technician have<br />
received or are receiving training in the ?J.S. Two arn still in<br />
the U.S., two have been dismissed, one has transferred to the<br />
hydrageology staff, one has transferred to the Planning Unit,<br />
and one provides intermittent service to the lab.<br />
All those <strong>part</strong>icipating received on-the-job trc,i.ning<br />
in-country in water chemistry, microbioloqical field tests,<br />
interpretation of water-quality data, and in report writing,<br />
Seminars have been given in water chemistry and microbiology.<br />
2.6.2 Laboratory Facilities<br />
The MMWR laboratories are the only major laboratory facility<br />
outside of those associated with the National University of<br />
~omalia. The potential exists rherefore of making the Izb a<br />
self-sustaining unit. Prior to establishing this level of<br />
operation, considerable work zust be done an the building and<br />
work areas; electrical and plunbing repairs are most important.<br />
A reliable source of water to the laboratory for preparation of<br />
distilled water and for the cleaning of glassware must be<br />
installed.<br />
Power will be a continual problem, and the laboratory should<br />
have back-up power generation equipment to insure that analyses<br />
oqce started, can be completed unintermpted. Voltage-regulator<br />
equipment to 2revent electrical spikes or voltage drops is also<br />
essentiaf, as analytical inatsumentation will not produce valid<br />
results ~f n ~ t able to function properly. Unfcrtunately, some<br />
lab data are of cpeationabfe accuracy because of these problems.