Drinking our waste: for many of our planet's poorest people, drinking water contaminated by human waste is a daily reality, causing widespread illness and death. Swiss aid and development cooperative, Helvetas, is addressing the lack of this most basic of necessities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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Drinking our waste: for many of our planet's poorest people, drinking water contaminated by human waste is a daily reality, causing widespread illness and death. Swiss aid and development cooperative, Helvetas, is addressing the lack of this most basic of necessities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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For 900 million people worldwide, the idea of "drinking our waste" is no joke. According to Helvetas, every eighth person has no access to clean drinking water. Without toilets and sanitation, viruses and bacteria penetrate water supplies, causing illness and the death of around 1.8 million people each year.

Water is the foundation of life. But when it is polluted by was...

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