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    Safe drinking water. Who is willing to pay the price?

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation.
    Treating water can reduce the prevalence of diarrhoea by up to 70 percent. Although there are several inexpensive water treatment technologies available, statistics show that every 15 seconds a child dies due to waterborne diseases. Over 700 million people still lack access to safe drinking water. While ...
    Diarrhea/epidemiology, Drinking Water/analysis, Low Cost Technology/economics, Water Purification/methods, Waterborne Diseases/diagnosis
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    Water to save lives

    Waddington, Hugh; White, Howard; Chapoy, Christelle.
    Contaminated water is bad for health, resulting in thousands of premature deaths around the world each year. There is strong evidence that household water treatment has the biggest impact and is the most costeffective method in reducing risks of diarrhoea. But the picture is not as clear when it comes to...
    Diarrhea/epidemiology, Drinking Water/analysis, Health Promotion/organization & administration, Water Purification/methods, Water Pollution/prevention & control
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