Access for everyone to water, sanitation and hygiene would also save around 2.5 million lives every year.
But of course, safe water is impossible without proper sanitation and hygiene, so we launched those efforts shortly afterwards.
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All in all, the World Health Organisation thinks that half the consequences of malnutrition are caused by inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene.
Today under the ownership of Starbucks, Ethos, a for-profit enterprise, sells bottled water, while supporting water, sanitation and hygiene education programs in the developing world.
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So far the grassroots group has completed about 20 low-cost clean water, sanitation and hygiene projects, including hand dug wells, rehabilitation of existing wells and construction of communal latrines, that have benefited at least 7, 000 people.
It is estimated that 88% of diarrhoeal diseases worldwide are attributable to unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene.
Improving water resource management, increasing access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation and promoting hygiene can improve the quality of life of billions of individuals, as well as reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and cut the incidence of waterborne diseases.
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 5 million people die each year from diseases caused by unsafe drinking water, and lack of sanitation and water for hygiene.
Webster also strives to empower the local population by training village health workers and educating villagers about HIV prevention, hygiene and sanitation.
The global burden of illness owing to dirty water, bad or non-existent sanitation and poor standards of hygiene is remarkable, according to the studies cited by Mr Rijsberman.
Despite this, it has already set aside money from sales to fund water projects, including one in a village of 10, 000 people in the Tamil Nadu region of India, where Belu has created four sources of water for the town, sanitation blocks for children and hygiene education.
Oxfam's programmes in the surrounding villages and camps for the displaced have been providing more than 50, 000 people with clean water, sanitation facilities, hygiene education and assistance to improve their livelihoods.
In the grand scheme of things, the negative effect of extra mutations is likely to be countervailed by the positive effects of modern life: better nutrition, hygiene and sanitation, as well as better medical care.
The most likely explanation could involve the "hygiene hypothesis, " which suggests that improved sanitation methods and efforts to keep germs at bay may deprive young, still-developing immune systems from being trained to recognize and react appropriately to the right types of irritants.
Two years ago, at a World Bank forum on hygiene and health, Dr Curtis suggested a global partnership between soap makers and sanitation experts.
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