General Education challenges in hygiene, sanitation, and household water management

Introduction Water can have adverse effects when it is either too much or too little. Many problems come about as a result of the lack of or excess water. The lack of access to clean and sanitized water can lead to diseases and even death.

Water related deaths are more common among children, especially those less than five years of age. Therefore, water must be at the right quantity for it to be helpful to a society. There are other problems that come about due to poor drainage of flooding or stagnant waters. According to UNICEF, “More than 2.6 billion people – forty per cent of the world’s population – lack basic sanitation facilities, and over one billion people still use unsafe drinking water sources.” A great majority of these people usually become sick from preventable water and sanitation related diseases. Annually, persons afflicted by diseases related to water range between 2.2 to 5 million.

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