Tanzania: Poor Sanitation Claims the Lives of 1,500 Women and Girls
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Non Profit
It is estimated that 1,500 women and girls die every year from diseases brought about by lack of access to sanitation and water in the country.
According to the report published by Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, WaterAid and Unilever, nearly nine out of ten women in Tanzania risk shame, disease and dignity because they have nowhere safe to go to the toilet and 2.8 million women have no choice but to go to relieve themselves out in the open.
"A collaborative approach between the Tanzanian Government, civil society and business is essential in getting the Millennium Development Goal sanitation target back on track in order to improve the health and prosperity of women in the country," say the report.
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