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“No innovation in the past 200 years has done more to save lives and improve health than the sanitation revolution triggered by invention of the toilet. But it did not go far enough. It only reached one-third of the world.”

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Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Sylvia Mathews Burwell is an American public official who served as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2014 to 2017. Born on June 23, 1965, she has a background in public policy and has been involved in various aspects of government and non-profit work throughout her career. more

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