Voice of America: Over a Billion Women Lack Safe Sanitation

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Over a Billion Women Lack Safe Sanitation Nov 19th 2012, 11:49 November 19th is World Toilet Day. It's estimated that more than a billion women lack access to safe sanitation. The NGO WaterAid says a lack of adequate toilets puts women at risk of shame, disease, harassment and even violence. WaterAid Chief Executive Barbara Frost said governments need to invest a lot more in sanitation to improve women's health and livelihoods. "On World Toilet Day, the message that WaterAid is putting out is that one in three women still don't have a decent toilet. ... Media files: 007D07BE-E70B-4A2E-A6E9-F2F636F3CEFA_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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