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Saving 600,000 Lives a Year: What Will It Take?

csrwire.com 02 Oct '12, 12pm

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By Myriam Sidibe, Global Social Mission Director, Unilever-Lifebuoy It’s common knowledge that prevention is better than cure; yet, every year an estimated 2 million children don’t reach their fifth birthday due to the largely preventable diseases diarrhea and pneumonia . Prevention need not be complicated; for diarrhea and pneumonia the simple practice of regular handwashing with soap is one of the most effective and low-cost public health interventions available. From a health and hygiene perspective, the power of prevention is massive. Saving 600,000 Lives Every Year Research demonstrates that handwashing with soap reduces the risk of diarrhea by 45 percent , pneumonia by 23 percent , and improves levels of school absenteeism by approximately 20 to 50 percent . The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimates handwashing with soap could save the lives of ove...

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