Access to Water
Access to Water
HCM350-History of Healthcare Worldwide
Access to Water
Introduction
Water is a vital source of survival where everyone needs a sufficient, clean amount. People use it for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing for good hygiene. Access to water has a direct correlation with health and hygiene. The greater the access is to a population the better overall health and better hygiene the group or region will have. Access to water varies from regions around the world. The causes are often political, but the human rights aspect is an issue. Three different regions are discussed on their access to safe sources of water, water rights, historical cause of water issue, human rights of water access and political rights to water.
About Access to Water
Developing regions have a greater difficulty reaching safe water sources. They face many issues such as natural water, quality of water, and reliability of the water. Some people do not get clean water free of viruses and bacteria. Sometimes the water populations receive is colored, contain odors, or taste strange. Ideally, a good water source will not be around animal habitats, garbage, and sewers. Regions remain gathering water from unprotected wells, springs, lakes, rivers, ponds, and barrels from trackers or other vehicles. Jacobsen (2014) says, “About 1 in 7 people worldwide are in the “No access” category” (p. 168). She explains that the appropriate amount of water for healthy living is around 13 gallons of water throughout the day and Americans use around 100 gallons daily!
India
India is one example of a developing country troubled by access to safe water. Legally everyone in India has a fundamental right to safe water, but a closer examination will explain the hardships around the access for water. India’s Constitution actually states that it is a right to life for safe water. Certain cities of India fail to provide this right
HCM350-History of Healthcare Worldwide
Access to Water
Introduction
Water is a vital source of survival where everyone needs a sufficient, clean amount. People use it for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing for good hygiene. Access to water has a direct correlation with health and hygiene. The greater the access is to a population the better overall health and better hygiene the group or region will have. Access to water varies from regions around the world. The causes are often political, but the human rights aspect is an issue. Three different regions are discussed on their access to safe sources of water, water rights, historical cause of water issue, human rights of water access and political rights to water.
About Access to Water
Developing regions have a greater difficulty reaching safe water sources. They face many issues such as natural water, quality of water, and reliability of the water. Some people do not get clean water free of viruses and bacteria. Sometimes the water populations receive is colored, contain odors, or taste strange. Ideally, a good water source will not be around animal habitats, garbage, and sewers. Regions remain gathering water from unprotected wells, springs, lakes, rivers, ponds, and barrels from trackers or other vehicles. Jacobsen (2014) says, “About 1 in 7 people worldwide are in the “No access” category” (p. 168). She explains that the appropriate amount of water for healthy living is around 13 gallons of water throughout the day and Americans use around 100 gallons daily!
India
India is one example of a developing country troubled by access to safe water. Legally everyone in India has a fundamental right to safe water, but a closer examination will explain the hardships around the access for water. India’s Constitution actually states that it is a right to life for safe water. Certain cities of India fail to provide this right
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