What works in fighting diarrheal diseases in developing countries? A critical review

• Main Authors: Zwane, Alix Peterson, Kremer, Michael
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, Mass National Bureau of Economic Research 2007
• Series: NBER working paper series
• Subjects: Entwicklungshilfe; Entwicklungsländer; Kindersterblichkeit; Krankheit; Wasserversorgung

The Millennium Development Goals call for reducing by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. This goal was adopted in large part because clean water was seen as critical to fighting diarrheal disease, which kills 2 million children annually. There is compell...