Clean Water part 2

Here are the facts related to diseases caused by lack of clean water from the April 2010 National Geographic edition.

1) One of eight people lacks access to clean water.
2) 3.3 million die from water-related health problems each year.
3) Washing hands with soap can reduce diarrheal disease by 45%.
4) An eradication campaign that includes a simple water filter has cut the number of Guinea Worm cases by 99.9% since 1986.

For more information and articles on this subject, follow this link to the edition.  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/04/table-of-contents

Take some time today and page through the articles. Learn more about this ever increasing problem in our world.