@article{29036,
  keywords = {Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygiene, Humans},
  author = {Bartram J and Cairncross S},
  title = {Hygiene, sanitation, and water: forgotten foundations of health.},
  abstract = {<div>
<h3>Summary Points</h3>

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	<div>A massive disease burden is associated with deficient hygiene, sanitation, and water supply and is largely preventable with proven, cost-effective interventions.</div>
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	<div>The total benefits of these interventions are greater than the health benefits alone and can be valued at more than the costs of the interventions.</div>
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	<div>Hygiene, sanitation, and water supply are development priorities, yet the ambition of international policy on drinking water and sanitation is inadequate.</div>
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	<div>Hygiene, sanitation, and water supply continue to have health implications in the developed world.</div>
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	<div>The active involvement of health professionals in hygiene, sanitation, and water supply is crucial to accelerating and consolidating progress for health.</div>
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  year = {2010},
  journal = {PLoS medicine},
  volume = {7},
  pages = {e1000367},
  issn = {1549-1676},
  url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976722/pdf/pmed.1000367.pdf},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1000367},
  language = {eng},
}