“Five million people die unnecessarily each year because of illness related to lack of potable water. Half of them are children under the age of five. To bring it home, think about this: one child dies from lack of clean water every twelve seconds.”

Thomas M. Kostigen

Thomas M. Kostigen - “Five million people die...” 1

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