Private sector 'not the answer to poverty' by Philip Thornton

Source: The Independent

Rich countries must deliver more money directly to poor nations to avert a growing health and sanitation crisis spreading across the southern hemisphere, said Oxfam. The global charity said investment in health care, water, sanitation and education must be delivered by governments rather than the private sector. Belinda Calaguas, the head of policy at Water Aid, which produced the report jointly with Oxfam, added: “There are more than a billion people living without access to clean, safe water and 2.6 billion people have nowhere to go to the toilet. This leads to the inevitable spread of water-related diseases which claim the lives of 6 , 000 children every day. Click here to read full article.