| Blog of the Week |
| SAVING ENERGY, SAVING LIVES: WORLD WATER DAY 2014 |
| Water is easy to take for granted until…you don’t have enough of it. But the simple and indisputable fact is this: a sufficient supply of clean water is a necessity for life and an essential ingredient in the battle against disease. That’s why as populations grow and demands for water increase the focus on how it’s used and conserved become more important than ever before. And it’s why CDC is working in various ways to find ways of ensuring clean water and using it wisely…read blog |
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| Infographic of the Week |
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| Video of the Week |
SAFE WATER FOR ALL
(from the CDC Foundation) |
| Lack of access to safe water affects more than 1 billion people in the developing world. Annually, 2 to 3 million children under age 5 die of diarrheal diseases, often acquired through exposure to contaminated water. Through CDC-supported programs, families in developing countries are learning that simply by treating their drinking water with diluted chlorine bleach; storing it safely in a narrow-mouthed, lidded vessel; and washing their hands with soap and water, they can ensure a supply of safe, clean water in their homes…watch video |
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| Story of the Week |
| DEFEATING DIARRHEA: CDC AND PARTNERS TACKLE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES IN KENYA AND BEYOND |
| “What if we lost 50 city buses full of children today?” asks Michael Beach, the associate director for healthy water in CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. “That’s 2,195 children—the number who die daily of diarrhea around the world. That’s more than die from AIDS, malaria, and measles combined.” Diarrheal diseases account for 1 in 9 child deaths worldwide, making diarrhea the second leading cause of death among children under the age of 5…read story |
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