Water and Health Crisis In Africa

What Is Water Scarcity

• lack of enough water
• Something that can’t be taken for granted
• Safe water is time consuming
• Very expensive

IMPROVING HEATH IN AFRICA

• Did you know that half of the worlds hospitals are full of water related diseases
• 80% is water related
• 1 out of 5 deaths is water related
• Dirty water is a potential killer

WATER AND YOUNG CHILDREN

• Moms boil water before kids drink it
• Fire fuel is extremely expensive
• The water project
• A new project a new well, transform child’s life
• Water unlocks potential
• Helps kids stay healthy

POOR HEALTH LEADS TO POOR PRODUCTIVITY

• Saps peoples energy
• Students who suffer from water borne diseases can’t can’t stay in class
• Cycle of poverty continues
• Vulnerable to chronic illness

CAUSE OF UNSAFE DRINKING WATER

• Diarrheal disease such as Cholera
• Other serious diseases like: Gueinea worm disease,Hypoid
• Water related diseases cause 3.4 million deaths each year

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF IN CLEAN WATER

• Can be immediate,while others. May not be noticed for years
• These health effects include: gastrointestinal,stomach illnesses such as nausea,vomiting,cramps

GENERAL GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA

• The second largest continent
• Bound by the Mediterranean Sea,the Red Sea,the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean
• Divided in half by the equator
• It has the Sahara,the Ethiopian highlands,Savanna,and the African Great Lakes

SOLUTIONS

• Recycle waste water
• Shrink corporate water footprints
• Address pollution
• Population growth control
• Improve water harvesting
• appropriately price water

CITE MY SOURCES

• “The water project.”the waterproject.org.2007-2017.web.26 sep 18
• “National geographic.”national geographic.org.1996-2015.web.26 sep 18
• “Science daily.”science daily.com.2018.web.27sep18
• “Circle of blue.”circle of blue.org.2018.web.27sep18