PHM-Exch> coordinated action worked for H1N1: time for the same approach to diarrhoea!!

[Claudio Schuftan]

from <vern.weitzel at gmail.com> wrote:

> crossposted from http://mailman.anu.edu.au/<http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/health-vn>
> *From: *David Trouba <David.Trouba at wsscc.org>
>
> *Coordinated action worked for H1N1: time for the same approach to
> diarrhoea*
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> * *
> *Geneva 19 August 2010** - A week after the World Health Organization
> announced the welcome news that the H1N1 flu has ended **its pandemic
> phase*<http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2010/h1n1_vpc_20100810/en/index.html>
> *, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) reminds
> the world’s decision-makers that deaths from diarrhoea remain extremely high
> [1]. These deaths are closely linked to inadequate sanitation and poor
> hygiene practices [2], and are mainly among children under 5 years old in
> the world's poorest countries.  *
>
>  It’s time the international community put significant time and money into
> this issue, and treated it with the urgency it deserves.
>
>  The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council has members in 160
> countries representing each of these constituencies and seeks to raise
> awareness about the contributions that good sanitation and hygiene can make
> to health, wealth, and dignity.
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