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. 2010 Nov 9;7(11):e1000361.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000361.

Water supply and health

Paul R Hunter  1 , Alan M MacDonald, Richard C Carter
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Water supply and health

Paul R Hunter et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

As one article in a four-part PLoS Medicine series on water and sanitation, Paul Hunter and colleagues argue that much more effort is needed to improve access to safe and sustainable water supplies.

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Conflict of interest statement

PRH is chair of the board of directors of the Institute of Public Health and Water Research, Texas A & M University; chairs the science advisory council for Suez Environment; and has done consultancy work for Danone bevarages. Neither of the other two authors have any competing interests to declare.

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Figure 1. Global association between national access to improved water source, GDP and infant mortality.
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Figure 2. Association between national access to improved water source, GDP and infant mortality for Africa.
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Figure 3. Global distribution of rainfall: The number of dry months in a year.
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Figure 4
Figure 4. Although classified as an improved water supply, collecting water from a community tap still requires considerable time and effort.
(Photograph: Paul R. Hunter).
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