Subpar sanitation, high food prices curbing growth, UN says
Economic growth in Cambodia is being hampered by poor sanitation and hygiene, and rising food prices are leaving people struggling to afford basic produce for a balanced diet, according to a report released yesterday by the UN Development Program (UNDP). The UNDP’s 2011 Human Development Report… said poor sanitation and hygiene services cost Cambodia 7.2 percent of gross domestic product every due to health, water, the environment, investment opportunities and tourism all suffering as a consequence…
