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Mar 22 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
Today is #WorldWaterDay!

Over 2 billion people around the world use a drinking water source💧 that is contaminated with faeces 💩.

Countries must ensure that everyone has the right to safe drinking water & adequate sanitation. 🔗bit.ly/3Z8HgA3
Almost half of the world’s population use sanitation services 🚽 that leave human waste 💩 untreated.

Having good sanitation helps keep people healthy and protects the environment.🔗bit.ly/3Z8HgA3 #WorldWaterDay
Unsafe water & inadequate sanitation result in diseases like:

➡️Cholera
➡️Diarrhoea
➡️Dysentery
➡️Typhoid
➡️Polio

More info 🔗bit.ly/3Z8HgA3 #WorldWaterDay
Water is life 💧. Access to safe water at home gives women and girls:

⚕️Health
⏳Time and
🌟Opportunity

Here's why 🔗bit.ly/3Z8HgA3
The global #cholera situation has worsened after decades of progress. 7 cholera pandemics have killed millions of people across all continents since the 19th century.

Action is needed to prevent the transmission of cholera & other waterborne diseases. 🔗bit.ly/3Z8HgA3
WHO continues to support efforts to control the #cholera outbreaks in #Malawi 🇲🇼 & #Mozambique 🇲🇿, including setting up or revamping 26 cholera treatment centres & units where patients receive quality & efficient health care.

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