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ISLAMABAD: Many leading universities of Pakistan are undertaking research in collaboration with foreign universities to resolve the issue of safe and clean drinking water.
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According to the HEC, Pakistani universities are collaborating with leading American and British universities to undertake the joint research projects throughout the country to ensure the access of clean drinking water.
More than 40 percent of the reported diseases in Pakistan are water-borne, as a majority of the population does not have access to clean drinking water.
Majority of the population depend on open water sources, including canals, rivers and wells, for domestic use, which are at a high-risk of being contaminated.
A study conducted by UNICEF found that around 20-40 percent of the hospital beds in the country were occupied by the patients suffering from water-related diseases, including typhoid, cholera, dysentery and hepatitis, causing one-third of all deaths. The report said, “An estimated 250,000 child deaths occur each year due to water-borne disease.” |