Rafique explained that poor sanitation leads to serious health risks, especially for children and teenage girls. “Safe toilets are essential for public health. They help reduce diseases ...

Poor sanitation and water supply also result in economic losses estimated at $260 billion annually in developing countries. Recognizing that greater progress on sanitation is essential for ...

Nearly half the population of Madagascar lives in severe poverty. The country is particularly poor in sanitation data and ranks 166th globally for water and sanitation indicators.1 For example, in the ...

But access to clean water and sanitation is no laughing matter. A few facts: 1000 children died per day from diarrhoeal diseases due to poor sanitation in 2013. These deaths are preventable.

Billions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Some 2.2 ...

The report correlates poor sanitation facilities with heightened anxiety, deteriorating health, and increased absenteeism. These challenges often extend beyond school walls, as parents grapple ...

From Johannesburg to San Francisco, to Delhi and Bangalore, there are examples in both the ... this is one of the key factors in the poor and undignified sanitation in urban and rural settlements ...