Water borne diseases kill a child every 15 sec
Every 15 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease. At any given time, half of the world's hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related disease.
In India, Diarrhea alone causes more than 1,600 deaths daily. It is the same as eight 200-person jumbo-jets crashing to the ground each day.
Worldwide, 1.8 million children die each year from diarrhea - 4,900 deaths each day. Every year more than 5 million people die of illnesses linked to unsafe drinking water, improper excreta disposal and unclean domestic environments. Estimates say that 21 per cent of communicable diseases in India are related to unsafe water.
The parents should also make sure that their little ones do not savour unknown “banned” brands of ice-creams,chat, bakery foods besides chole kulchas being sold outside the schools. “It is for their safety,”
