Global & Disaster Medicine

India: Nearly a Billion People Still Defecate Outdoors

August 1st, 2017

Nat Geo

“….Though open defecation is on the decline, nearly 950 million people worldwide still do it—569 million of whom live in India.
Despite the availability of city-run latrines and millions of stand-alone facilities, citizens rarely use them—in part because of poor maintenance, and in part because of enduring beliefs that open defecation is healthier and more natural. The practice is a public health nightmare: Poor sanitation and unsafe water kill about 1.4 million children every year……”

 

 

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