Water for Life
While reading about public health topics, the topic that I found extremely interesting is mother's and children's access to clean and healthy drinking water. According to the Centers for Disease control and prevention water is essential to our bodies for a multitude of reasons. Water has various uses and is a necessity because it maintains and regulates temperature, makes sure your joints are lubricated, protects tissues throughout the body, including the spinal cord and aids the body in waste removal through processes of urination, perspiration, and bowel movements.
Our body is made up to about 65% of water, so it is vital to survival of the human race. With that being said , it is so unfortunate tat many areas throughout the world have limited access to clean and healthy water. Some countries can go up to 48 hours without access to clean water. While researching this topic, I came across information related to several countries in sub-Saharan Africa that still have difficulty collecting water and having access to it. In many countries in that region there is access to water, however the source many not be free from contamination. Additionally, in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa many people do not have a direct source of water coming to their home and may have to spend between thirty and six minutes collecting water that may or may not be contaminated. Unfortunately, this task largely falls upon the women and children of that region. Also in some of the African regions such as Nepal and Tanzania, there have been large traces of the harmful bacteria, E.coli.
After reading this information, I was overwhelmed. I feel as if in the United States, we take many things for granted. I feel like things that we use everyday , are luxuries to some people. It made my heart heavy to think that families, small children especially, have had to go without fresh water for up to two days. The information was sad, however very humbling.
Resources
www.cdc.gov
www.theguardian.com
Our body is made up to about 65% of water, so it is vital to survival of the human race. With that being said , it is so unfortunate tat many areas throughout the world have limited access to clean and healthy water. Some countries can go up to 48 hours without access to clean water. While researching this topic, I came across information related to several countries in sub-Saharan Africa that still have difficulty collecting water and having access to it. In many countries in that region there is access to water, however the source many not be free from contamination. Additionally, in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa many people do not have a direct source of water coming to their home and may have to spend between thirty and six minutes collecting water that may or may not be contaminated. Unfortunately, this task largely falls upon the women and children of that region. Also in some of the African regions such as Nepal and Tanzania, there have been large traces of the harmful bacteria, E.coli.
After reading this information, I was overwhelmed. I feel as if in the United States, we take many things for granted. I feel like things that we use everyday , are luxuries to some people. It made my heart heavy to think that families, small children especially, have had to go without fresh water for up to two days. The information was sad, however very humbling.
Resources
www.cdc.gov
www.theguardian.com
Water access is such an important issue and I agree one we take for granted in the United States. It is heartbreaking that families around the globe may not have access to water in any easy manner, and that after walking many miles to get water, it may not even be safe to consume. I think the issue is compounded when people have to give water to the most vulnerable, including infants, to make things like formula with water that may or may not be contaminated, leading to some illnesses in children that could be prevented with access to plentiful and clean water.
ReplyDeleteWater access is absolutely vital for survival and often we over look the privilege of having fresh clean water daily. It amazes me that in 2017 when we can study planets miles away, manually change DNA, and create virtual worlds we can't provide access to clean water for people all over the world. I actually found a video a few days ago and it would be a game changer for many people. While it would be very expensive, it would be a life changer for many many people.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/30108/20161014/waterseer-turbine-produce-water-air-answer-scarcity.htm
I agree with you healthy water is very important to people especially young children. I will share our resources to a couple that put together a fundraiser to raise money for healthy water around the world. It is call Walk for Water.
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