Stop Stunting in South Asia documents three main drivers of child stunting in the region: 1) the poor diets of children in the five years of life; 2) the poor nutrition of women before and during pregnancy; and 3) the prevailing
poor sanitation practices in households and communities.
Not exact matches
Children lose 272 million school days each year because of diseases related to unsafe water and
poor hygiene; they lose 200 million years of school days because of worm - related illnesses, which can be held at bay with good
sanitation practices.
For one, if you plan to travel to countries with
poor sanitation, you'll want to make sure you
practice good hygiene, including washing your hands after bathroom trips, drinking purified water, and avoiding uncooked foods — specifically meat from pigs, boar, and deer.
When evaluating how much we spend on our military defense or keeping nasty, awful, unconscionable murderers and child molesters alive in jail... then it seems ludicrous we or any other wealthy country can't assist the
poorer countries to develop better
sanitation systems and
practices.