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Sunday, April 7, 2013

India tops dubious list on World Health Day 

The World Bank estimates that India has 59% of the people in the world who practice open defecation -- with 626 million, it has more than twice the number of the next 18 countries combined. Open defecation and its contamination of water have been linked to the stunted growth. Indian children are shorter on average than children in Sub-Saharan Africa, even though Indians have better income on average. The India paradox? A rich country with poor health. 

Excerpts from TOI

 

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