Wednesday, 1 April 2009

Is this possible....



Is this possible....


Research News


## 1ST picture - Local women collecting polluted water of the river Buriganga , at Sadarghat , Dhaka , Bangladesh . The river has become the dumping ground of the locals as well as factories along its shore , affecting aquatic life and poor people who do not have access to pure drinking water . Dhaka , Bangladesh .



Cutting diarrhea diseases in the rural poor of Bangladesh
UNICEF is providing safe drinking water in schools in Bangladesh : Click to enlarge

Many Bangladeshis live in rural areas where running water and latrines are luxury items. Without pipes and drainage, obtaining running water means moving to the water source, not just simply turning on the nearest tap. Nearly one in four rural people still defecate in the open (more often in children and the very poor), and annual localized flooding ruins many latrines and water sources and hampers efforts to build new ones.

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