WHO Director-General addresses Budapest Water Summit

9 October 2013 -- In her first major statements on water and sanitation, Dr Margaret Chan described the enormous burden of disease associated with inadequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. While much progress has been made, the target set for sanitation is the most off-track of all the Millennium Development Goals. Poverty cannot be alleviated as long as millions lack access to an improved water source and billions live in environments contaminated with human waste.
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