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Proper toilet facilities can save world's 1.8 million children from diarrhea-death annually! UN Report
Nov 17 2006, Irani

The health of 2.6 billion people in the developing world is in jeopardy! The prime culprit is a lack of toilets. According to a new study, lack of proper sanitation facilities have been forcing billions to discard their excrement in bags, buckets,...

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Jamie, Manchester
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Cholera Outbreak kills 70 in Orissa
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