Sanitation

Researchers from University of London detail findings in sanitation

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 12th, 2010

"Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world and is affected by natural disasters, pollution and a range of public health hazards. The country's main environmental constraints are its susceptibility to seasonal flooding, inadequate sanitation and its limited infrastructure for wastewater management," investigators in Hatfield, the United Kingdom report.

"Conversion of the Sundarbans to shrimp ponds and rice paddies has reduced the protection provided by this coastal strip. This, along with sedimentation in the western delta region, has increased the flood risk. High river flow rates during the monsoon in the centre and east of the Bay of Bengal are a threat...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2010-09-12)

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