PBS Newshour report on Dhaka slums
In a report aired on
World Water Day (March 22, 2011) PBS Newshour special correspondent Steve Sapienza highlighted the worsening struggle to find clean drinking water in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital city, and the devastating impact on public health.
Mr Sapienza interviewed Dr. Khairul Islam, WaterAid's Country Representative in Bangladesh, and Dr. Dibalok Singha, the Executive Director of WaterAid's local partner DSK, about an innovative approach for helping slum dwellers to set up and manage their own communal water points.
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The report is the latest in a
series on global population issues in collaboration with National Geographic
magazine and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
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WaterAid's work in Bangladesh