A “Perspective,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine (359.8: 783-786, 2008), highlights the persisting, devastating global impact of preventable water-related diseases. Most of the 1.1 billion people who regularly lack access to sufficient, clean water live in low-income countries but recent natural disasters remind us that populations in any corner of the globe can be affected.

Who is working on these problems and where? If those working on producing sources of safe water and those involved in measuring its health impact post weblogs briefly describing their work, a productive dialogue might be generated on this website. If you are not directly involved in this field, spread the word to colleagues who are.

We hope to hear from you.

Richard Hamilton