According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a
third of the world’s population suffers from waterborne
diseases. In developing countries 13 million people die
and 1.1 billion people lack access to an improved water
source and 2.4 billion people lack access to adequate
sanitation. As a result of infectious diseases related to
unsafe water and inadequate sanitation, an estimated
3 million people in developing regions of the world die
each year, primarily children aged below