Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
Over the course of the last four years, the Indian government has made it their mission to provide sanitation coverage for the entire nation – and their success has reportedly saved thousands of lives.
According to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO), India’s “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” cleanliness campaign has increased the nation’s sanitation coverage from 40% to 90% – and the nation is set to achieve total coverage by October 2019.
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With improved public access to toilets and hygienic facilities, WHO says that the initiative’s completion will have prevented 300,000 children dying from diarrhea and protein-energy malnutrition.
The campaign is one of the most nation’s…
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