A report from WaterAid:

Ending the global water, sanitation and hygiene crisis must now be counted as one of  the biggest international development challenges of the 21st century. Almost 900  million people worldwide live without access to clean water, and over two and a half  billion people live without adequate sanitation. This crisis is the primary cause of  diarrhoea – the biggest killer of children in Africa and the second biggest killer of  children in South Asia – and responsible for over two million deaths globally each  year. Without a serious shift in approach, there is no sign that this unacceptable and  avoidable tragedy of children dying before they reach the age of five is going to end  anytime soon.

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