UN experts warn: poor water quality causes gender discrimination

Exposing the invisible – that’s the title of an alarming new report prepared by the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU INWEH). The study shows that poor water quality and deficiencies in hygiene and sanitation, typical of developing countries, particularly affect women and girls. And the health risks from them are enormous and include, among others. Malaria and infertility.