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News/Event Item
World Water Day 2008 - The Link Between Clean Water and Health
March 10, 2008
March 26, 2008
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Luncheon
Congressional Briefing
 More than 1 billion people live without access to safe water and 2.6 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation. The Global Health Council commemorated World Water Day at a briefing focusing on the importance of clean water as a health intervention. Diarrheal diseases - in large part caused by unclean water - result in the deaths of 1.8 million people annually and contribute to the deaths of many more. In addition, the burden of collecting clean water more often than not lies with women, increasing their vulnerability to neglected diseases and violence.
View fact sheet Improving Health with Clean Water and Sanitation.
 Speakers: - Greg Allgood, Director, Children's Safe Drinking Water, Proctor & Gamble
- Eric Mintz, Leader of the Diarrheal Diseases Epidemiology Team, Centers for Disease Control
- Joan Timoney, Director of Advocacy and External Relations, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
- John Oldfield, Director of Partnership Development, Water Advocates
Moderator:
Maurice Middleberg, Vice President of Public Policy, Global Health Council
View speaker presentations (accessible by members only)
category: Global Health Council News : Advocacy Events
contributed by Liza Nanni on 10 March 2008
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