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SANITATION FOR NUTRITION AND CHILD HEALTH
19 November 2013
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• 40% of people in the world still do not have a toilet• Undernutrition is associated with 35% of child deaths globally
SANITATION FACTS
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N• MDG1 is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger as indicated by:• The prevalence of underweight children under five years of age; and,• The proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy
consumption
• The proportion of children <5 in low-income countries who are underweight has declined since 1990, but not at a rate that will reach the MDG target by 2015
NUTRITION RELATES TO ALL MDGS
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• Open defecation practices contaminate water supplies and food crops in fields• Associated poor hand washing causes faecal contamination at meals• Contamination can result in gastrointestinal infections
SANITATION RELATES TO NUTRITION
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• Gastrointestinal infections can cause intestine damage leading to malabsorption and loss of nutrients
• Infections can cause diarrhoea which also leads to loss of nutrients• Over time, these lead to lower absorption of nutrients and malnutrition
SANITATION RELATES TO NUTRITION
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• Sanitation could prevent 560,000 deaths associated with undernutrition• High quality sanitation is necessary to reduce incidence and spread of
disease• Ecological sanitation can increase crop productivity
SANITATION IMPROVES NUTRITION
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• End open defecation• Create wealth and improve nutrition through waste• Support local food production
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
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Improve your family’s lives – Stand up for your right to a toilet!www.sanitationdrive2015.org
Leanne Burney, UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and SanitationEmail: [email protected]
Therese Dooley, UNICEFEmail: [email protected]
Amanda Marlin, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative CouncilEmail: [email protected]
Corinne Schuster-Wallace, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Email: [email protected]
