Research indicates urban drinking water sources in Nepal heavily contaminated
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 07:31
in Health & Medicine
Although access to clean drinking water is crucial to public health, it is a highly neglected issue in Nepal. 80% of all diseases in the world are related to either water or sanitation, according to the World Health Organization. WHO also reports that 30,000 adults and children die everyday due to water-borne diseases across the world. The Nepalese public health department says that 3,500 children die every year due to water-borne diseases.