Developing countries may lift themselves out of poverty if safe drinking water is provided in schools, a new study suggests. Research showed that schools providing clean water report fewer children off sick. Researchers looked at absentee rates in eight schools in Cambodia - half of which received treated drinking water, and half of which did not. The 26-week study period spanned two terms - one in the country's dry season and one in the wet season. The absentee ...Sunday, 16 March 2014
No More 'Sick' Days If School Provides Safe Drinking Water
Developing countries may lift themselves out of poverty if safe drinking water is provided in schools, a new study suggests. Research showed that schools providing clean water report fewer children off sick. Researchers looked at absentee rates in eight schools in Cambodia - half of which received treated drinking water, and half of which did not. The 26-week study period spanned two terms - one in the country's dry season and one in the wet season. The absentee ...
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