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Sanitation `crucial` for tackling water-borne disease
Effective and affordable interventions that provide the global population with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are needed if water-borne diseases are ever to be controlled. This is the conclusion of a WHO report entitled `Safe Water, Better Health`, released last week (26 June). The report provides for the first time country-by-country estimates of disease caused by poor water quality, sanitation and hygiene. It finds that children, particularly in developing countries, suffer a disproportionate share of the disease burden caused by unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation. ... |
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Small reduction in fatal injuries at work no reason for complacency, says HSE
Provisional figures of work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that 228 workers lost their lives as a result of accidents/incidents at work in 2007/08 compared to 247 workers in 2006/07. The report also shows a slight increase in the number of workers killed in the agriculture (from 36 in 2006/07 to 39 in 2007/08) and a slight decrease in the construction sector (from 79 in 2006/07 to 72 in 2007/08).
Responding to the released figures HSE Chair Judith Hackitt said,
`Whilst we welcome the headline decrease in overall numbers ... |
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