Stressing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Children in Developing Countries

Posted: October 8, 2010 in My Stories

Just published my latest article for the Pulitzer Center, on a congressional briefing that addressed the need to provide water, sanitation and hygiene instruction and facilities for school children in the developing world.

It’s an important issue – two out of three schools in the developing world lack decent toilets, according to UNICEF. The World Health Organization estimates that 272 million school days are lost each year due to diarrhea and some 400 million school-aged children worldwide have worms.

Read on: Stressing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Children in Developing Countries

 

Girl in Africa Carrying Jerry Cans Full of Water

 

 

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