Answer Detail: World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Water and Sanitation for All by 2030.

Answer Detail: As per the WHO-UNICEF-JMP Report of 2017 titled “Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene”, Women and girls are responsible for water collection in 80 percent of households without access to water on premises.

Answer Detail: As per the WHO-UNICEF-JMP Report of 2019 titled “WASH in Health Care Facilities”, 896 million people use health care facilities with no water service.

Answer Detail: As per the WHO-UNICEF-JMP Report of 2019 titled “WASH in Health Care Facilities”, not only does the lack of WASH services in health care facilities compromise patient safety and dignity, it also has the potential to exacerbate the spread of antimicrobial-resistant infections and undermines efforts to improve child and maternal health.

Answer Detail: 45% of the human body comprises of water.