What are the issues that arise from people having no access to clean safe drinking water?

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Clean safe drinking water Assessment:

Many people living in poverty and not having much of anything like safe places to live let alone clean AND safe drinking water which also comes under good health due to drinking and washing in the polluted water it becomes even harder to stay healthy. More than 884 million people suffer from not having the basic clean water that is 3x the United States population. It is mainly places situated in Asia and especially Africa  these water problems affect half of humanity but it really takes place I LEDC’S.        

The lack of safe drinking water is the cause of disease in the world today. Every day, people die from causes related to contaminated water. And for those who survive, without good health, there is little chance for a normal happy life. Contaminated water causes 80% of the health problems throughout the world. Much of the reason is because in areas of LEDC’S the only water source for people to wash with and drink from is often badly polluted used by both animals and humans So there is more chance of infection and disease spreading meaning more people will die but those who are born into this crisis will have the same thing going, like the lack of water and having to survive.  The people who are suffering are the women children older people and also those with disabilities. For starts women have to carry water, Water containers usually hold about 20 litres of water, which weigh 20kg. Constantly carrying such heavy weights, commonly on the head, back or hip, has severe health problems .However, it is ill health from the state of unsafe water and lack of sanitation that causes millions of deaths a year. Providing clean, safe water supplies, effective sanitation and helping communities understand about good hygiene means that these deaths can be prevented.

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There is an issue with clean safe drinking water because of the hot climate in places such as Africa & Ghana as well which the environmental causes are but there are also humans that contaminate the water. In hot climates there are certain areas where water is and only to get to that water you need to travel at least 3 or 4 miles and back again but this water is already dirty because of bacteria that enter sewage systems and is still unclean in the less developing countries as well as both animals and humans washing in the ...

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