Zambia

Use bottled or properly filtered/boiled water for drinking and brushing teeth; avoid ice and vendor-prepared drinks unless you’re sure ice/water is from a safe source. Showering and general tap use are fine, but take care with open wounds and food washed in tap water.

Water treatment meets standards, but aging pipes can introduce contaminants. Stick to bottled or filtered water.

Although municipal water is treated, aging pipes and mining-related contamination can affect quality—use bottled or reliably filtered/boiled water for drinking and brushing teeth, avoid ice, and wash or peel fruit with bottled water.