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World Toilet Day 2009
19 November was World Toilet Day – a day to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis. Thanks so much for kicking up a stink about sanitation!
"With lack of toilets being responsible for thousands of child deaths everyday, we need to start talking about this sticky subject. I know I couldn’t go without my loo - could you?" - Stephen Fry
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Did you know?
2.5 billion people do not have somewhere safe, private or hygienic to go to the toilet
One gram of faeces can contain 10 million viruses, one million bacteria, 1,000 parasite cysts and 100 parasite eggs
Did you know?
The simple act of washing hands with soap and water after going to the toilet can reduce diarrhoeal diseases by over 40%
Safe disposal of children's faeces leads to a reduction of nearly 40% in childhood diarrhoea
