This was the case in England and Wales between 1838 and the 1940s, when better housing, nutrition, and sanitation set the stage for a drop in TB mortality during that time from nearly 400 deaths per 100,000 people to less than 50 deaths per 100,000 people.
It is my understanding that Vietnam will continue its drive toward universal access to safe water and adequate sanitation by setting a target of 80 per cent overall coverage by 2005.
The International Year of Sanitation was set by the UN General Assembly in December 2006 to help accelerate progress on sanitation by putting the spotlight on this silent crisis.
By Tom Winkler for UNICEF VIENTIANE, Lao PDR, 26 March 2008 – The government of Lao PDR has declared a National Year of Sanitation, underlining its commitment to the global campaign launched in January highlighting the water and sanitation target set by the Millennium Development Goals.
"Poverty affects girls' ability to attend school in various ways," said Mr. Jesper Morch, UNICEF Representative... Lao PDR declares 2008 the National Year of Sanitation The government of Lao PDR has declared a National Year of Sanitation, underlining its commitment to the global campaign launched in January highlighting the water and sanitation target set by the Millennium Development Goals.
UNICEF and its partners have been working to help improve water and sanitation in the settlements for the displaced, and Ms. Ramoneda photographed UNICEF supplies as well as sanitation facilities set up at the camps.
"How else can the family run?" Nazma Akther Chaiti, 18, belongs to a water and sanitation committee set up by Oxfam.
The sanitation department set up a "war room," with strategists deploying snow-removal equipment to keep open at least some avenues.
Inspiring global policy In a speech, Mr. Koumura outlined Japan's new policy on water and sanitation, which sets a bold vision for leveraging global responses.
It recommends a massive global awareness campaign, improved access to clean water and sanitation, and the setting up of a $1.4 billion global fund to pay for early stage research.
