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Water Advocates’ NYT Ad: Link Between Disease and WASH

November 11, 2009 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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Yesterday the wonderful folks at Water Advocates placed a full-page ad in the New York Times that emphatically illustrated the connection between disease and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

Download Water Advocates New York Times Ad 2009 Final

Please download and read the ad; it won’t take you very long.

Here are the sources for the facts cited in the ad:

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Want to help? Click here.

“Water and sanitation-related diseases, those listed in the photo above and others, collectively account for 80% of sickness in developing countries.” – From the ad

“The world’s most serious health problem remains diseases caused by inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene.” — From the ad

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WASHLink on November 11, 2009 6:39 pm
thank you for bringing attention to the ad and posting it as well as the sources for ads facts. The resulting “Want to help Link” shows
Water Advocates annual NYT ads for the lase five years. I wonder how many more years will the need to run it, before we see the tides turn…
Capitol Hill Briefing on University WASH Initiative – 3 March 2010 on January 30, 2010 7:27 pm
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