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Two sanitation workers pull a wheelbarrow in Kenya
Learning from history: Sanitation for prosperity

Learning from history: Sanitation for prosperity

Experts speak

By Kelly Ann Naylor, Bruce Gordon

The disposal and treatment of human waste has been an integral part of human civilization for thousands of years. From Mesopotamia’s first clay sewage pipes in 4000 BCE, to indoor plumbing in ancient Rome, to flush toilets in the Industrial Revolution, sanitation has helped human health, development and economic prosperity. Sanitation… Read more →←

Bruce Gordon is the Unit Head of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene at WHO.

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