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Clean Water and Sanitation
DISEASES
80 % of diseases in developing countries are caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation.
58 % of diarrheal deaths can be averted through drinking safe water.
Globally 15% of patients develop an infection during a hospital stay.
842,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases each year could have been prevented by improved water, sanitation, and hygiene.
2.4 billion people lack improved sanitation facilities.
In Africa 42% of health facilities do not have access to an improved water source within 500 meters.
CHILDREN
In children under five years old, 361,000 deaths could be prevented, representing 5.5% of deaths in that age group.
Globally, an estimated 2,000 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoeal diseases and of these some 1,800 deaths are linked to water, sanitation and hygiene.
Every 20 seconds a child dies as a result of poor sanitation
Almost 90% of child deaths from diarrhoeal diseases are directly linked to contaminated water, lack of sanitation or inadequate hygiene.
When girls enter puberty they are forced to skip or drop out of school because there aren't separate toilets for their privacy due to the lack of sanitation.
Diarrhoeal deaths have decreased in children, reducing from 1.2 million per year in 2000 to about 760,000 a year in 2011.
THE WATER CRISIS
2.1 billion people lack safe water at home
The answer is not more wells. It’s not more money. It’s not better filtration. It’s not more technology.
40 billion work hours are lost each year in Africa due to the need to carry water
Charity alone will never solve the water crisis.
Charity is effective when it’s used to empower local people with the opportunity to solve their own problems in ways that can be self-sustained locally.
The water crisis is a major threat to health, education, and opportunity.
BENEFITS OF IMPROVING SANITATION
Reducing the severity and impact of malnutrition
Reducing the spread of intestinal worms, schistosomiasis and trachoma, which are neglected tropical diseases that cause suffering for millions.
Promoting dignity and boosting safety, particularly among women and girls
Promoting school attendance: girls’ school attendance is particularly boosted by the provision of separate sanitary facilities.
Potential recovery of water, renewable energy and nutrients from fecal waste.
Potential to mitigate water scarcity through safe use of wastewater for irrigation especially in areas most affected by climate change.
IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN WATER
Clean water saves lives.
Clean water fights poverty.
The lack of clean water kills people every day, and water-borne diseases and parasites are a significant hardship.
A convenient source of water can also be a major improvement in the lives of women and girls, who are frequently tasked with carrying water home many times per day.
Clean water is needed for livestock and growing food.
Water is becoming more and more scarce in some parts of the world due to climate change.
