Clean Water Is Everyone's Problem

Diarrhea caused by inadequate drinking water, sanitation and hand hygiene kills an estimated 842,000 people every year worldwide, and is of the second leading cause of death for children under age five.
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Diarrhea caused by inadequate drinking water, sanitation and hand hygiene kills an estimated 842,000 people every year worldwide, and is of the second leading cause of death for children under age five. Patricia Arquette, Executive Director of GiveLove.org, talks about the dire need for sanitation systems that address multiple problems at once. Imagine a world in which a sewage system could actually improve childhood nutrition.

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