South Asia Off-Track and Off-Target on World Toilet Day 2011

[RiazHaq]

Causing a stink | | DAWN.COM

Causing a stink

ISLAMABAD: As many as 97, 900 people died annually due to poor water and sanitation in Pakistan, said a report released here on Friday by an international charity.

The report by WaterAid titled: “Off-track, off-target: Why investment in water, sanitation and hygiene is not reaching those who need it most”, was released by the WaterAid`s Country Representative in Pakistan Siddiq Khan on World Toilet Day being observed on November 19 globally.

It said that 48 million Pakistanis defecated in the open and basic toilet was a distant dream for them.

Pakistan had committed under Millennium Development Goal to supply safe water to 93 per cent and adequate sanitation facilities to 64 per cent of the population by year 2015.

Yet, according to the report, only 45 per cent people used improved sanitation facilities in Pakistan. At current rates of progress the water target would be missed by 7 years (2022) and the sanitation target by 13 years (2028).

The report quoting figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef estimated that in Pakistan 54,000 children under the age of five died from diarrhea caused by contaminated water and sanitation every year.

The report said that unless urgent action was taken, the Pakistan Government would fail to meet the MDGs, including the pledge they made to halve the proportion of people without sanitation by 2015. This had massive consequences for child mortality in the country.

WaterAid’s Country Representative in Pakistan, Siddiq Khan said the government also must increase the level of spending on water and sanitation, and donor governments increase the share of aid they spend on water and sanitation, so that the situation could be turned around.

Mr. RiazHaq : If, of the 200 Million Pakistanis, only 45 per cent people used improved sanitation facilities in Pakistan then it stands to reason that 55% i.e. 110 Million Pakistani People do not use the improved sanitation facilities of which 48 Million Defecate in the Open!

Take that!

India will not reach its Millennium Development Goal on sanitation before 2047, while Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal will not achieve the target before 2028, according to a United Nations report released on the eve of World Toilet Day 2011.

In terms of percentage of each country's population resorting to the unhygienic practice, Ethiopia tops the list with 60%, followed by India 54%, Nepal 50%, Pakistan 28%, Indonesia 26%, and China 4%, according to a UNICEF report release recently.

18 percent of urban India still defecates in open while the percentage of rural India is as high as 69 percent of the population. It is the key reason why India carries among the highest infectious disease burdens in the world.

Haq's Musings: India Leads the World in Open Defecation

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Haq's Musings!!!!!!!!!!!! wow he is the only person can make Pakistan super power in only one day. Why he always swim opposite to River flow.

I don't know how Haq's a-musings have anything to do with Pakistan or Pakistan becoming a super power. But I daresay that he is very a-musing.

His knowledge about toilets, their contents and all kinds of sundry garbage is amazing. Judging from his tenacious research (as shown here), he's got a PhD in Toiletology from some Californian Univ.
Now just awaiting his wisdom to celebrate "World Garbage Day".

 

[Mike2011]

I don't know where he gets the stats. Next visit to India, I need to watch out, some one may be counting and inspecting when I go out for nature call.

 

[SMC]

^ You need to read the posts fully then:

according to a UNICEF report release recently.

 

[Hutchroy]

India will not reach its Millennium Development Goal on sanitation before 2047, while Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal will not achieve the target before 2028, according to a United Nations report released on the eve of World Toilet Day 2011.

In terms of percentage of each country's population resorting to the unhygienic practice, Ethiopia tops the list with 60%, followed by India 54%, Nepal 50%, Pakistan 28%, Indonesia 26%, and China 4%, according to a UNICEF report release recently.

18 percent of urban India still defecates in open while the percentage of rural India is as high as 69 percent of the population. It is the key reason why India carries among the highest infectious disease burdens in the world.

Haq's Musings: India Leads the World in Open Defecation

Your "Musings" are NOT AMUSING.

Await an "Authentic Source".

 

[SMC]

Did you actually bother clicking the link? All the numbers are sourced to an authentic source.

 

[RiazHaq]

Did you actually bother clicking the link? All the numbers are sourced to an authentic source.

You and I know that when they don't like the facts and data from highly credible sources, they hope to wish it away.

 

[punisher]

are you saying Haq's Musing, sources high credible. wow wow.

 

[SMC]

 

[RiazHaq]

Did you hear what Sashi Tharoor said recently? India is superpoor, not superpower!

India super poor, not superpower, says Shashi Tharoor | Deccan Chronicle

 

[alphamale]

i don't believe that it will take 36 yrs for india to reach its target. in last 10 yrs situation has improved many folds. i m telling u from my personal experience that a decade back only abt 20% families had sanitation facility in rural areas which has now increased to approx 60%. i think india will reach it's target in 2030 even if the progress is bit slow.