Drinking Water and Sanitation

Abstractiii

Introduction1

Overview1

Discussion2

GLOBAL Millennium Development Goal3

Role Of UNICEF4

UNICEF WASH4

Promoting Sanitation Awareness5

Avoid Open Space Defecation5

Clean and Healthy Environment5

Safe Sources of Water6

Hygiene Education6

Hand Washing Program6

Conclusion6

References8

Abstract

The developing countries are severely suffering with the sanitation problems. A number of people lacks the availability of the clean water and improved hygieneservices. The use of polluted water causes a number of diseases, due to which several deaths occur. The life of billions of people is at risk. Drinking water and its sanitation facilities are of greater importance to be managed. For improving the health of public and saving their lives, the improvement of safe sanitation and clean drinking water is one of the least costly and most reliable methods to be followed.

Drinking Water and Sanitation

Introduction

Water is the basic need of one's life. More than two third of our body is made up of water. Just 2% drop in the water supply of our body can cause dehydration. It is present everywhere, but it should not be taken for granted. It is important to stay hydrated with clean drinking water, to stay healthy and prevent any possible disease.

The UN suggests that everyone needs 20 to 50 liters of water per day to ensure their elementary needs of life. Today more than one in six people are lacking the better water resources.

Dearth of sanitation comes out to be the topmost cause of infection globally. Diarrhea seems as a main cause of illness and death all over the world. It is an irony that 88 percent of diarrheal deaths are due to the dearth of access to sanitation services, along with insufficient accessibility of drinking water.

Overview

About 3.4 million of the population is dying each year due to water related issues, which is almost the entire city of Los Angeles. Among these deaths, 99 percent are occurring in developing countries. Every 20 seconds a child is dying due to water related diseases. Children are affected as a jumbo jet crashing every four hours.

This sanitation problem causes more deaths than any war claims through guns. Among the 60 million people added to the world's cities and towns every year, most are the victims of having no sanitation facilities.

An American taking a shower for 5 minutes uses more water than the average person in a developing country slum has for an entire day. It is an irony that 2.5X people lack water resources than the population of United State. The people have more mobile phones than a toilet. Most of the people cannot even take a hot shower, pure drinking water from the tap and flush out yesterday's dinner (water.org).

Discussion

According to UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, poverty reduction, sustainable development and all other millennium development goals are achievable only by the provision of safe drinking water and appropriate sanitation facilities (www.unicef.org).

It means that water being the basic necessity of life has its importance in all aspects of life. Taking it granted leads to a number of problems and healthcare issues. It may create various adverse health impacts, like

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