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The pressing issue of sanitation in Nigeria

December 4, 2018

Gayatri Chowdhary

air pollution, bio-toilets, diseases, environment, nigeria, Sanitation, Toilets, water pollution

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

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With limited access to sanitation facilities, Nigeria has historically been among the top countries in the world seeing open defecation. Apart from the environmental challenges, this is also blooming into a full-blown health crisis for the country.

India’s diarrhoea problem that no one wants you to know about

May 29, 2018

Dr. Ganesh Kamath

Biotoilet, public health, Sanitation, swacch bharat, Toilets

Environment, Sanitation

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Diarrhoea, that slightly embarrassing infection we avoid talking about when we suffer from it! We often consider diarrhoea as something not very serious, yet in India it has become the second biggest killer of children under age five. Around the world annually more than 500000 children under five lose their lives due to severe dehydration caused by diarrhoea.

Bio-toilets: Sanitation super hero to our rescue

May 15, 2018

Khushboo Shroff

Biotoilet, Sanitation, swacch bharat, Toilets

Sanitation

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The buzzing of the crowd, vendors ringing their bells, calling out their wares. The intoxicating smell of vada pav overpowered by a baser and horribly unpleasant aroma. Human faeces in clumps on the railway track and flies everywhere. I was at Kurla station to greet a friend. That said, I could be at any long distance railway station in India and it would look and smell the same.