Did you know? - More than 1 in 6 people worldwide - 894 million - don't have access to this amount of safe freshwater - Globally, diarrhea is the leading cause of illness and death, and 88% of diarrhoeal deaths are due to a lack of access to sanitation facilities, together with inadequate availability of water for hygiene and unsafe drinking water. - In Sub-Saharan Africa, treating diarrhoea consumes 12% of the health budget. On a typical day, more than half the hospital beds in are occupied by patients suffering from faecal-related disease. - Today 2.5 billion people, including almost 1 billion children, live without even basic sanitation. Every 20 seconds, a child dies as a result of poor sanitation. That's 1.5 million preventable deaths each year.
Other facts about water - 2.2 million child deaths per year could be prevented with safe sanitation and water - Half the hospital beds in Sub-Saharan Africa are taken up with diarrhoeal diseases - Poor sanitation is given as the reason for half the girls dropping out of school in Africa - Every $1 invested in sanitation gives a $9 economic return - 5% of African GDP is lost because of sanitation and water illness every year
References for water-related issues World Water Council We are supplying Delios to various organisations such as charities and NGOs, governmental organisations and corporate. |
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