Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation call for proposals to develop 'next generation toilet'

Published on November 7, 2013 03:49 by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Non Profit

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of India and the Bill & Melinda GatesFoundation in collaboration with India's Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) launched a call for proposals as part of Grand Challenges India to reinvent the toilet. The Department of Biotechnology and the Gates Foundation will eachinvestUS$1 million to support Indian investigators to drive research, development, and production of the "next generation toilet."

Today, 2.5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe sanitation, causing serious health problems, and in some cases, death. Food and water tainted with fecal matter result in 1.5 million child deaths every year. Most of these deaths could be prevented with the introduction of improved sanitation, along with safe drinking water and increased hygiene.

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