Results: Children younger than 15 years living in households that received handwashing promotion and plain soap had a 53% lower incidence of diarrhea (95% confidence interval [CI], –65% to –41%) compared with children living in control neighborhoods. Infants living in households that received handwashing promotion and plain soap had 39% fewer days with diarrhea (95% CI, –61% to –16%) vs infants living in control neighborhoods. Severely malnourished children (weight for age z score, <–3.0) younger than 5 years living in households that received handwashing promotion and plain soap had 42% fewer days with diarrhea (95% CI, –69% to –16%) vs severely malnourished children in the control group. Similar reductions in diarrhea were observed among children living in households receiving antibacterial soap.
Re:Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet for mankind
by bambax on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @04:25AM
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Effect of Intensive Handwashing Promotion on Childhood Diarrhea in High-Risk Communities in Pakistan
Have a look at some of the health problems that come up due to the fact that around 6-700 million people in india defecate openly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_...
"In India there are 700 million people who do not have access to safe and hygienic toilets. The waterborne diseases this causes kill 500,000 children every year, mostly from diarrhea,"
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20071102/toilet_summit_0711...
While yes the proposed solution does sound complex, it's better to try and make it work than just let the spread of disease continue