Senate recognises human toll of poor sanitation
The Senate has formally recognised tomorrow, 19 November as World Toilet Day, helping to raise awareness of the fact that 2.6 billion people around the world lack access to basic sanitation.
The motion, proposed by Senator Rachel Siewert, Greens spokesperson for Water, expressed concern that as a result of poor sanitation, diarrhoea is the leading cause of death in Africa and the second leading cause of child death globally.
“Each year, more than 1.4 million children die as a result of unclean water and poor sanitation,” Senator Siewert said today.