Clean water keeping kids in school: report
Keeping students in school may not be as straightforward as providing them with clean water, but a filtered drinking supply makes them less likely to take sick days, research published on Friday shows. The study, conducted by a UK-based medical school, compared drinking water access in eight Cambodian primary schools in Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap and Battambang with the 3,250 students’ absentee records. Students were 2.5 times more likely to attend regularly at the schools where French NGO 1001 Fountaines supplied filtered water, researchers found. …
Laignee Barron
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