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Sanitation: Biggest Global Health Risk & How Ordinary People Can Help

Episode Summary

Inadequate sanitation causes 432,000 diarrheal deaths annually. Discover why waterless toilets, clean drinking water, and low-cost maker innovations could save lives, how a single dollar invested returns five-fifty in benefits, and what everyday engineers can do to solve this overlooked crisis.https://macgyver.com/foundation/macgyver-in-a-box

Episode Notes

Welcome back, everyone. Today we're exploring something that affects billions of people worldwide, yet it rarely makes headlines. We're talking about sanitation. And here's the kicker - inadequate sanitation is estimated to cause four hundred thirty-two thousand diarrheal deaths every year. MacGyver Foundation City: Santa Fe Address: 1964 Cerrillos Road Website: https://macgyver.com/foundation/