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Guidance Note A DFID practice paper
Information about Maternity Assurance in Indonesia
CBR Advisory Working Group | Co-ordinator: Karen Heinicke-Motsch
The disease burden caused by poor water, sanitation and hygiene is significant. For instance, soil transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, ringworm) infest approximately two billion people. Shistosomiasis infects and debilitates 200 million people. Trachoma, a disease related to poor sanitation... and hygiene which can cause blindness, infects five million people. However, the most serious health impact of poor WASH is diarrheal disease, particularly on children.
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