Water is up there with one of the most essential resources that humans need to survive and thrive.🌎
Access to clean drinking water is vital if we want to lead a healthy life. As the body is made up of around 60% water, it’s pretty important that the water we are drinking is clean and toxin-free.
Before we jump into it, let’s take a look at these hard facts:
💦 Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with feces
💦Contaminated drinking water is estimated to cause 829,000 diarrhoeal deaths each year
💦In 2017, over 220 million people required preventive treatment for schistosomiasis – an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms contracted through exposure to infested water
💦By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas
What is the link between clean drinking water and health?
Contaminated water and poor sanitation can transmit diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, and poli...