India needs sanitation policy reform to enhance public health
India needs sanitation policy reform to enhance public health
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DOI：
10.1080/17487870903314625
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Hsu, Minna J.
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作者：
Agoramoorthy, Govindasamy;Hsu, Minna J.
我们调查了2005-2007年期间，一个非政府机构在整个达霍德区（古吉拉特邦，印度）的村庄新建的100个厕所的影响。这些厕所不仅大大降低了医疗费用，而且还减少了与卫生有关的疾病造成的工资损失。一个人在两年内从卫生疾病中节省下来的钱可以支付一个厕所的费用。建造一个具有成本效益的厕所需要花费200美元，但印度政府自2009年1月以来提供的25%补贴仅为50美元。我们建议增加对厕所的补贴，以便未来治疗卫生疾病的医疗保健可以大大减少。
We investigate the impact of 100 newly built toilets in villages across Dahod District (Gujarat State, India) by a non-government agency during 2005-2007. The toilets significantly reduced not only the cost of medical treatments but also the loss of wages induced by sanitation-related diseases. Money saved from sanitation illnesses for one person for a period of two years could cover the cost of a toilet. It costs USD 200 to build a cost-effective toilet, but the Government of India's 25% subsidy since January 2009 covers only USD 50. We recommend increasing the subsidy for toilets so that future health care to treat sanitation illnesses can be significantly reduced.