With 3.575 million people dying each year from water-related disease, our current water crisis is one of epic proportions. It has been shown that half of the world?s hospital beds are occupied by many diagnosed with illnesses due to limited access to safe drinking water, poor hygiene and sanitation. Though we a faced we are faced with such plagues to humanity, it is imperative that designers, inventors, engineers and visionaries do what they can to find a solution. We live in an era where many lifechanging innovations have safes and made the lives of many easier. Here are 3 water purifying designs for the developing world: 

1. Lifestraw

The Lifestraw is a small cigar-shaped tube . This smart gadget purifies water from potential pathogens such as  typhoid, cholera, dysentery and diarrhea, before they reach your lips. This gadget is inexpensive and makes for an easy tool to deliver portable water to those in need. lifestraw was featured in the Cooper Hewitt's Design for the "Other 90% Exhibition" and it is also considered to be an icon of Humanitarian Product Design –  which featured products, architecture, and technology that?s have a positive impact on under-privileged demographics around the world.

2. Ceramic Water Filters

Thanks to this water purification Device, a 50% drop in diarrhoea reports and diagnoses in Cambodia since its active use in 2002. Moreover, UNICEF and the Water and Sanitation Program were given the Project Innovation Award Grand Prize by the International Water Association in 2002 for providing ceramic water filters. These water purification devices. The device was made and distributed by Cambodian nationals. Developed in a joint effort between WSP and UNICEF, the filters are made from fired clay. The tiny pores of the ceramic material are small enough to remove or trap virtually all bacteria and protozoa. The design utilizes gravity to facilitate the filtration process, resulting in a flow rate of 1-3 liters per hour.

3. ?Pure? Water Bottle Filters Water With UV Rays

On his trip in Zambia, Timothy Whitehead was shown a  water purification process that left him overwhelmed with concern. In order to purify the water, the process took his process and utilized chlorine and iodine tablets. Although safe to drink, it had a terrible taste. He was so inspired by this problem that he desined  the "Pure Water Bottle". This alternative solution is capable of filtering soiled water in two minutes by using a combination of 4 micron-sized water filters and a wind-up ultraviolet light system. Due to this, the device removes up to 99.9% of impurities from any water source, and it could be a valuable asset for people in developing nations.