Drinking Water Crisis
- 884 million* deprived of improved sources of drinking water1
- 4 billion annual cases of diarrhoeal illness2
- 1.8 million lives lost each year due to diarrhoeal disease2
- 443 million school days lost each year from water-related illness3
- 117 million disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost annually due to diarrhoea and intestinal worm infections2
*Hundreds of millions more rely on "improved" water sources that are nevertheless subject to frequent and extensive microbial contamination4
References
1. WHO and UNICEF. 2008. Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation
2. Brocklehurst, C. 2004. Water and Sanitation Program: The Case for Water and Sanitation
3. Human Development Report. 2006
4. Ghislaine, R and Clason, T. 2010. Estimating the Scope of Household Water Treatment in Low and Medium-Income Countries. Am J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 82(2), pp. 289-300
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