Urgent action on water security is essential to better prepare societies for future global health crises, say experts at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. and Northwestern University in the U.S.
In a comment article published in Nature Sustainability, the researchers are urging policy makers across the world to focus on behavioral change, knowledge promotion and investment in water infrastructure. The call follows studies revealing nearly a quarter of households in low and middle income countries have been unable to follow basic guidelines on hand-washing — recognized as critical for preventing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Professor David Hannah, who
