Water is essential to life Our health depends on the quality and safety of water Water pollution and poor water resources are the big problem in China There are 700 million people in China, whose drinking water is not safe
They account for 50% of consultations with general practitioners for acute illness in young children and one-third of consultations in older children Respiratory illness leads to 20-35% of acute paediatric admissions to hospital They are the fifth most common cause of death in children ages between one and 14 years in the UK