The relationship between poverty, health, and access to water and sanitation services is widely confirmed in technical literature and has been recognized by the international community. People who consume polluted water become trapped in a vicious circle of disease, low productivity, and greater poverty. Ensuring access to water and adequate sanitation services is one of the most efficient ways to break this cycle. That is why the Millennium Development Goals, adopted by 189 countries in 2000, included the target of halving the number of people without access to water suitable for human consumption and providing adequate sanitation services by 2015.
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