Water plays an important part of our daily lives and it is vital to our body in many ways. As the pandemic continues, we are constantly reminded to take care of our health. So staying fit, eating healthy, and drinking more water is essential.

In some areas, people often neglect the quality of water they drink because they don’t have access to potable water. Families carelessly drink water from unsafe water sources without knowing what it can do to them and to their children’s health. They rely on these water sources that leads to infectious diseases and other health risks.

Contaminated water can transmit diseases such diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio. Contaminated drinking water is estimated to cause 485,000 diarrheal deaths each year.

During these challenging times, access to safe water is critical now more than ever. Issues with inadequate water in rural and remote areas has been an issue even before the pandemic. If families around the world have access to safe water, many will improve their health and infectious diseases will be prevented. 

With children particularly at risk from water-related diseases, access to improved sources of water can result in better health, and therefore better school attendance, with positive longer-term consequences for their lives.

Children are mostly affected by this because they don’t have safe water to drink and clean water for sanitation or hygiene. Potable or safe drinking water is essential to the health of our children the same goes with clean supply of water for domestic use. Private sectors and organizations are coming up with ways to help assure a healthy environment for our children including a steady supply of clean water. 

Here in the Philippines, some bottled water brands made efforts to bring safe drinking water to every household, especially for the needs of babies and toddlers. Efforts made by bottled water companies such as Philippine Spring Water Resources, Inc. include making products like Nature’s Spring Distilled Drinking Water that’s specifically manufactured to give moms a safe choice for their babies’ hydration needs.

Regardless of the race, education level or financial status. Everyone deserves a quality and safe drinking water. Our children deserve to stay hydrated, healthy and safe even during this difficult times.