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Sanitation and the unlikely link to good health

January 30, 2019

Khushboo Shroff

public health, Sanitation, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Wastewater treatment

Bio Solutions, Environment, Public Health, Sanitation, Sustainable Solutions, ThinkSafe, Water

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Poor sanitation, lack of access to clean water, and inadequate personal hygiene are responsible for an estimated 88% of childhood diarrhea in India. Taking action to improve health requires understanding the factors that influence exposure to faecal pathogens and the various pathways in which they are exposed to human beings.

Sanitation and cultural beliefs: The Indian dilemma

April 6, 2017

Khushboo Shroff

Organica Biotech, Sanitation, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

Sanitation

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Sanitation is a vital part of human everyday life. We need to perform our bodily ablutions as a matter of routine, physiological processes to eliminate the waste from our body. Urine and feces are the end products of our metabolism. It is, however, also very important to properly dispose off this bodily waste, for both aesthetic and health reasons. Properly disposed off feces and urine ensure a clean, odorless environment, as well as prevent diseases due to microbes, like fecal coliform bacteria.

Nurture women’s dignity with care!

March 8, 2017

Khushboo Shroff

Bioclean BD, international women's day, Organica Biotech, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

Sanitation

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Access to clean toilets, with running water, electricity and sewerage connection, is a major issue for women and girls in India. Despite the fact that urination and defecation are basic bodily functions, 70% of households in rural and urban slums lack access to functioning toilets. 60% of the country still defecates in the open, with consequences ranging from polluted water bringing fatal infections to the women and children using it, to women carrying extreme risk of being sexually assaulted.