‘Swachh Bharat’ Toilets Helped Avert 70,000 Infant Deaths A Year: Study
As of July 2024, almost 12 crore toilets across rural and urban India had been built. New Delhi: Constructing toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission – India’s national cleanliness programme – may have helped avert roughly 60,000-70,000 infant deaths every year, according to a study. A team, including researchers from the International Food Policy Research…