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While we all should aim to save water, an important source of life, we must also focus on improving water supplies and hygiene. Worldwide, 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water, and 4.2 billion people lack safe sanitation. Unsafe hygiene practices are widespread, compounding the effects on people’s health. The impact on child mortality rates is devastating with more than 2,97,000 children under five who die annually from diarrhoeal diseases due to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water.
In India, the problem of unsafe water is a huge public health concern. Apart from causing illnesses such as diarrhoea, jaundice etc, unsafe water also contributes to Hepatitis A amd E. Both these diseases are associated with inadequate and unsafe water supplies, poor sanitation and hygiene, leading to infection and inflammation of the liver.