“When women and men have approximately equal life expectancies, it seems to be because women die not only in childbirth (fewer than thought) but about equal from diseases; poor sanitation and water; inadequate healthcare; and diseases of malnutrition. In industrialized societies, early deaths are caused more by diseases triggered by stress, which breaks down the immune system. It is since stress has become the key factor that men have died so much sooner than women.” MenSeemsDiesWaterPoorBreakKeysEqualDiseaseMen And WomenStressDiedFactorsFewerHealthcareBreaking DownInadequateImmuneChildbirthImmune SystemMalnutritionExpectancySanitationLife ExpectancyEarly Death Book:The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex Source: The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex
“Water and sanitation has not had the same kind of champion that global health, and even education, have had.” KindWaterChampionSanitationGlobal Health Author:Jim Yong Kim
“We live in a world, it's very hard for Americans to understand that every 20 seconds a kid dies, a kid under the age of five, right, dies somewhere on the Earth because of lack of access to clean water and sanitation. Every 20 seconds that happens on our planet. It's just very hard for us to relate to.” WorldHardHappensKidsAgeEarthDiesWaterFivePlanetsCleanAccessRelateSecondsOur PlanetClean WaterSanitation Author:Matt Damon