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“Water and Sanitation is one of the primary drivers of public health. I often refer to it as “Health 101”, which means that once we can secure access to clean water and to adequate sanitation facilities for all people, irrespective of the difference in their living conditions, a huge battle against all kinds of diseases will be won.”

Dr. LEE Jong-wook,
Former Director General of WHO,
2003-2006
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  • Water-related disease is the second biggest killer of children worldwide, after acute respiratory infections like tuberculosis

  • 1.8 million children die every year as a result of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation

  • 37.7 million people in India are affected by waterborne diseases every year

  • In India, 75% are kids under five & out of which 1.5 million children die of diarrhea alone