SEOUL - A senior UN health official said Thursday that better sanitation and hygiene could save hundreds of thousands of children's lives a year at a cost equal to what Europe spends annually on ice cream. Shigeru Omi, World Health Organization director for the Western Pacific, said 1.8 million worldwide die every year from diarrheal diseases mainly attributable to unsafe water supplies, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Avenue
