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Preventable child deaths from unsafe water are rising in the Pacific, with diarrhoea killing one in fourteen under-fives in the Solomon Islands and one in ten in Kiribati.
ChildFund NZ’s ‘Deadly Weapon’ campaign reveals that preventable child deaths from unsafe water are widespread in the Pacific, with diarrhoea causing one in fourteen deaths under five in the Solomon Islands and one in ten in Kiribati.
Only a fraction of schoolchildren have clean water, and 30% of children under five in the Solomon Islands suffer stunting linked to contaminated water and poor nutrition.
The campaign, using a striking image of a child with a water gun, highlights efforts to rebuild water pumps and install desalination units with local partners, stressing that cost-effective solutions exist.
It urges New Zealanders to act, emphasizing that clean water access remains a daily struggle in the region despite being taken for granted at home.
Las muertes prevenibles de niños por agua insegura están aumentando en el Pacífico, con diarrea que mata a uno de cada catorce niños menores de cinco años en las Islas Salomón y a uno de cada diez en Kiribati.