WATER KILLS
CLEAN WATER HEALS
WATER KILLS
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1 million people die each year due to unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene, with the majority of these deaths occurring in children in developing countries. Impact on children: A large proportion of deaths related to unsafe water are among children u
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1 million people die each year due to unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene, with the majority of these deaths occurring in children in developing countries. Impact on children: A large proportion of deaths related to unsafe water are among children under five years old. In 2022, globally, at least 1.7 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces. Microbial contamination of drinking-water as a result of contamination with faeces poses the greatest risk to drinking-water safety.
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CLEAN WATER HEALS
WATER KILLS
According to UNICEF, women and girls in developing countries collectively spend around 200 million hours each day collecting water, which is considered a significant waste of time that could be used for education, work, and other activities.
CLEAN WATER HEALS
CLEAN WATER HEALS
CLEAN WATER HEALS
Safe and sufficient water facilitates the practice of hygiene, which is a key measure to prevent not only diarrhoeal diseases, but acute respiratory infections and numerous neglected tropical diseases.
BACTERIA/DISEASE
CLEAN WATER HEALS
CLEAN WATER HEALS
In third world water sources, common bacteria found include Escherichia coli (E. coli), fecal coliform bacteria, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio cholerae (responsible for cholera), and various parasites like Giardia and Entamoeba histolytica; these often lead to waterborne diseases like diarrhea, typhoid fever, dysentery, and hepatitis A,
