Monday, June 23, 2008

Polluted Water Kills 4,000 a Day

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MY PAPER MONDAY JUNE 23, 2008

 

POLLUTED drinking water will kill around 1.6 million people this year unless governments around the world make a concerted effort to clean up their supplies, warned the World Health Organisation (WHO).

 

Over 4,000 people die each day from water-borne diseases, said Dr James Bertram, co-ordinator of the WHO’s Water, Sanitation and Health Programme.

 

He spoke to reporters ahead of the Singapore International Water Week, which kicks off officially tomorrow.

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