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The Plight of Contaminated Water

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By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist
March 27, 2012|11:02 am
The Plight of Contaminated Water

Over 4,000 children lose their lives daily due to drinking unsafe water, exposure to poor sanitation, and hygiene-related diseases (referred to as WASH conditions) and, according to World Vision, eight million children are expected to die this year due to diseases caused by such issues. That is why the organization is using World Water Day as an occasion to draw special attention to the plight of those struggling to survive without clean water.

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