In Peru for example, there was a reduction in the cases of diarrhea by 50% when it had a pit latrine and by 70% when the household had a flush toilet. The reason for this being that it helps in breaking the chain of faecal-oral transmission which is one of the prime reasons for majority of the public health problems.
The report clearly indicts the distorted priority of nations. It is high time that some of the global spending on pseudo development & the resultant propaganda is used for meaningful social development, which would restore lives and livelihood of not just some privileged thousands, but also millions others.
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Source:- IIPM Editorial
An IIPM And Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri’s Initiative