Via IRIN: The United Nations reports that hundred of millions of dollars invested to provide clean water and sewage in Nepal haven't budged disease rates for water-related illness in children one bit. What went wrong? Citing statistics from Nepal's water authority, the world body claims that the number of kids with serious water-related illness remains exactly the same as it was ten years ago: 14 percent. That sounds low, but intestinal problems and dehydration are among the most serious threats to children under five in Nepal, as is true in most countries with sketchy water ... Read More
