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December 7, 2012
Some hope on World Toilet Day
While the ‘World Toilet Day’ may sound informal and frivolous even, it is nevertheless a reminder of the reality that more than 2.5 billion people world over do not have access to sanitation and are resultantly sufferers of multitudes of diseases and forgone economic opportunities (read more here). It is […]
December 7, 2012
Why markets, not NGOs can solve the world’s sanitation crisis
Sanitation support can arguably no longer be doled out by way of granting money to local NGOs in developing countries which would then help individual families construct private toilets. This post argues for the need for market based approach to providing sanitation to the masses in the developing world, on […]
December 7, 2012
Why it is important to separate faeces from food
Faecal-ly transmitted disease forms a massive burden on the developing world, especially for those who have no access to sanitation, or as the post puts it, toilets. WHO claims that access to sanitation alone could reduce the diarrhoeal morbidity for the children in the world by as much as 38 […]
December 7, 2012
One in three women living without adequate sanitation
World over, one in every three women, or 1.25 women in total, are subject to discomfort shame, disease and harassment due to lack of sanitation options. Read more here and here.
December 7, 2012
Nairobi: Ridding the drains of ‘flying toilets’ and cutting down on charcoal expenses
In Nairobi, access to sanitation is an issue of a major part of the city’s population. Most use what are called flying toilets, that is, defecating in a plastic bag and throwing it into the drains, which subsequently adds to clogging. Now, Josiah Omotto, an innovator who is researching on […]
December 7, 2012
Poor hygiene kills children in West Bengal, India
According to a recent report, as many as 44 per cent of children, over the ages of 3 are underweight, and a significant proportion suffer from intestinal infections. All of these can be traced back to poor hygiene standards practiced by people in the state. Read more here.
December 7, 2012
Ghana: How ‘poop’ is a political issue, that must be resolved
Accra, Ghana’s drains have been clogged for years and there are occasional outbreaks of cholera. Nearly 86 per cent of the city’s population does not have access to adequate means of sanitation for their daily needs, and the beaches are used as public toilets by way of open defecation. What […]
December 7, 2012
Toilets for Health
Unilever, using its sanitation and hygiene brand Domestos is planning to up its efforts of raising awareness regarding lack of sanitation and hygiene in the developing world. As one of a number of initiatives unrolled, Domestos has published a white paper with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine […]
December 7, 2012
India: Government to announce subsidy on solar power generators at home
The Government of India is soon to roll out subsidies for homes installing solar power generation systems. A subsidy of about 30 per cent will be provided to houses. Read more here.
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