Hygiene, Sanitation, Water Supply: Forgotten Foundations of Health

Published: Nov. 16, 2010, 4:44 p.m.

b'London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Audio News \\n \\nHygiene, Sanitation, Water Supply: Forgotten Foundations of Health\\n\\nDiarrhoeal diseases killing millions of babies around the world each year could be prevented by providing good toilets, lavatories or latrines: especially when designed with full participation of local communities so that they are suitable and get used. That\\u2019s according to Sandy Cairncross, Professor of Environmental Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine \\u2014 co-author of a series of articles just published in the on-line journal: Public Library of Science \\u2013 Medicine. He discusses the importance of good sanitation and water supplies.'