Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 23, the United Nations Water Conference was held for the first time in nearly 50 years. During the conference, the World ...

Despite the progress towards ensuring basic sanitation services for all, access still eludes many. According to recent estimates, over half of the global population or 4.2 billion people across the ...

In global health, vaccines save lives, medicines cure disease, and surveillance stops outbreaks – and sanitation makes all of them work better. Far from being an “either-or” alternative to vaccines or ...

A new report launched Tuesday on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water, and 46% lack access ...

Catherine Coleman Flowers is the rural development manager for the Equal Justice Initiative and an environmental health researcher working to bring basic sanitation to rural communities — a campaign ...

Most people know that you can’t survive without water. But the truth is slightly more nuanced. You need more than just water – you need SAFE water. You also need safe toilets to keep the environment ...

Every day, more than 800 children die from preventable diseases caused by poor water quality and a lack of access to adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities. An estimated 4.2 million people around ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. BY Erin McCusker In a ...