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In Sub-Saharan Africa, 43 percent of children drink
unsafe water and one in five die before their fifth
birthday. In South Asia, only 35 percent of children
have access to even a basic latrine.
A lack of clean water and basic sanitation is responsible for 1.6 million preventable
child deaths each year. Millions more children suffer from waterborne illnesses, such as
typhoid,worms and diarrhea. Repeated episodes of diarrhea leave millions more with
a permanent legacy of malnourishment and ill-health.With their physical and
intellectual development eroded,many will find school and learning impossible.
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