Part of Canada's push to make maternal and child health a focal point of the upcoming G8 summit in June should include an emphasis on efforts to improve sanitation in the world's poorest countries, according to an author of a report (.pdf) released Wednesday, Canwest News Service/Vancouver Sun reports. According to Zafar Adeel - director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health at the United Nations University based in Hamilton, Ontario - sanitation investments offer "simple" and "inexpensive solutions" that save lives, the news service reports...

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