Reduction of Diarrheal Diseases in Under-Five Children in Lagos, Nigeria

Also, about 40% of the land is moist. As I pointed out, most people live in the slums. This situation poses challenges to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015 It is. Epidemiologically, diarrheal diseases are associated with poor hygiene in handwashing (Lweendo, 2010). For example, in a cross-sectional study conducted in the Lagos community, only 46% of people washed their hands before meals.

More than 90% of deaths from diarrheal diseases in developing countries occur in children under 5 years of age today. Malnutrition, especially protein energy malnutrition, can reduce the resistance of children to infection, including water-related diarrhea. Between 2000 and 2003, 769,000 children under the age of five died of diarrheal disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Only 36% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa can use adequate sanitation facilities. More than 2,000 children are killed every day. In South Asia, between 2000 and 2003, 683,000 children under 5 years of age died from diarrheal disease each year. At the same time, 700 children under 5 years old died of diarrheal disease in developed countries. Improved water supply can reduce the incidence of diarrhea by 25% and can improve drinking water by proper storage at home Chlorination can reduce the incidence of diarrhea by 39%.

I do not need to remind you of the kind of peace team Diarrhea is the second leading cause of malnutrition and death of children under 5 years old. It can be preventable or treatable. The majority of diarrheal diseases can be provided by providing safe drinking water and adequate sanitation management. There are about 7 billion cases of diarrhea every year around the world. I can not convince myself that this solution does not exist. this is true. We can implement it very soon. Instead of considering the walls, you may find ways to build a better bridge between the business world and the poor.

Shit is the last taboo, and those who wish to talk about waste, toilet and diarrhea are embarrassed being rude or inappropriate. This is disappointing as diarrheal disease is the second deadly killer of children under the age of 5 in the world - most of us have not heard of any crisis. That is why the United Nations announced the world's toilet day on November 19. It is far behind the world water day and Earth day or many other publicly recognized "days", media and politicians may refer to physical functions that do not dare himself once Hmm.