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Water, sanitation and hygiene
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The risk of spreading diarrheal and waterborne diseases gets compounded by the lack of regular handwashing and microbial contamination of water in their homes and communities. This practice amounted to tonnes of faeces introduced daily into the environment, regularly exposing India’s children to exc
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  • The risk of spreading diarrheal and waterborne diseases gets compounded by the lack of regular handwashing and microbial contamination of water in their homes and communities.
  • This practice amounted to tonnes of faeces introduced daily into the environment, regularly exposing India’s children to excrement through direct contact
  • Inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in India’s health facilities contributes to the high neonatal mortality rate, which is currently 24 deaths per 1000 live births
  • Sepsis – mainly spread in health facilities – contributes to 15 per cent of the overall neonatal mortality and 11 per cent of maternal deaths
  • In India’s schools, reports show that 22 per cent did not have appropriate toilets for girls, 58 per cent of preschools had no toilet at all, and 56 per cent of preschools had no water on the premises

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