1 The portion of the brain that maintains the bodyâs internal balance (homeostasis). 2  The hypothalamus is the link between the endocrine and nervous systems. 3  The hypothalamus produces releasing and inhibiting hormones, which stop and start the production of other hormones throughout the body.he hypothalamus is highly involved in pituitary gland function. When it receives a signal from the nervous system, the hypothalamus secretes substances known as neurohormones that start and stop the secretion of pituitary hormones.
According to the World Health Organization and other international bodies: About 4,000 children die each day due to sickness stemming from unclean water and the inability to practice proper hygiene. Approximately 2 to 5 million people per year die due to diarrheal diseases contracted by ingesting contaminated water. Around 300,000 people die from infections based on mere contact with unclean water. Billions of work hours per year are lost in Africa while people travel far to try and collect cleaner drinking water.
With millions of people unable to access safe water and sanitation the impact on the health of communities is shocking â an estimated 54,000 children die each year directly from diarrhoea and 217,000 more die from related illnesses, such as malnutrition, pneumonia and malaria (UNICEF February 2012).n Ethiopian Red Cross Society programme is improving health and sanitation for 130,000 people. Only 44 per cent of the general population has access to safe drinking water. In rural areas, that drops to just 34 per cent (WHO/UNICEF March 2012).