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Polluted water causes 80 percent of diseases in Vietnam

Polluted water resources are the cause of 80 percent of diseases in Vietnam, said the Department of Water Resources Management at a ceremony to mark the World Water Day (March 22) and 60th birthday of the World Meteorological Organisation (March 23).
Polluted water resources are the causeof 80 percent of diseases in Vietnam, said the Department of WaterResources Management at a ceremony to mark the World Water Day (March22) and 60th birthday of the World Meteorological Organisation (March23).

Although clean water supply and environmentalhygiene for urban and rural people have been further improved,dysentery and diarrhoea remain common in poor areas. Around 6 millionpeople have contracted one of six widespread diseases over the pastfour years and direct expenditures on cholera, typhoid, dysentery andmalaria have totalled around 400 billion VND.

Climate change and rising sea levels will have a great impact on waterresources and their quality, posing a challenge for Vietnam in thefuture.

Vietnam is one of the five countries in the world that are the mostaffected by rising sea levels, according to the World Bank’s report.

To cope with the problem, Vietnam plans to exchange experiences, shareideas and develop effective cooperative models for global, regional andlocal responses to clean water and climate change issues.

The country has also committed to its duties as a member of the UnitedNation’s General Assembly and the World Meteorological Organisation./.
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