India’s national cleanliness programme, Swachh Bharat Mission has saved roughly 60,000-70,000 infant deaths every year, according to a study. A team, including researchers from the US-based International Food Policy Research Institute, went through the 20 years data from nationally representative surveys covering 35 states/Union territories and over 600 districts.Swachh Bharat Mission’s toilets helped avert 70,000 infant deaths per year: Study
India’s national cleanliness programme, Swachh Bharat Mission has saved roughly 60,000-70,000 infant deaths every year, according to a study. A team, including researchers from the US-based International Food Policy Research Institute, went through the 20 years data from nationally representative surveys covering 35 states/Union territories and over 600 districts.
