Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Lack of soap means illness, death for millions of children

In class we discussed the fall in life expectancy in the late 19th century. This decrease in life expectancy was improved through advancements in public health infrastructures. Today poorer regions in sub-Saharan Africa, South America, East Asia, and the Caribbean are suffering from sicknesses related to contaminated water supplies. However, nonprofits such as The Global Soap Project have been collecting used soap bars and reprocessing and distributing them to these nations in need such as Haiti, Kenya, Swaziland, and Uganda.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/15/health/cnnheroes-soap-hygiene/index.html?iref=allsearch

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