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Nearly 540 million children globally go to a school with no usable toilet, affecting them physically and emotionally during crucial education years. New research from Economist Impact reveals that almost half of these children are affected by 'toilet loss' - toilets have been built in their school, but they have been lost and are not usable due to lack of operation and maintenance (O&M). This hidden worldwide problem puts school infrastructure maintenance sharply in focus.

About 540 million children globally go to schools with no usable toilet, affecting them physically and emotionally during crucial education years, a new research based on survey of schools in four countries - Ecuador, India, Nigeria and the Philippines, showed.

Global organisation Fairtrade is working to ensure farmers receive just and equitable working conditions. A new campaign, led by two jurisdictions, is reasserting these efforts.

Global organisation Fairtrade is working to ensure farmers receive just and equitable working conditions. A new campaign, led by two jurisdictions, is reasserting these efforts.

Lloyd’s of London has launched a programme to help black and ethnically diverse people pursue careers in commercial insurance after research revealed it had significant links with the transatlantic slave trade.

Latest Virgin Islands (BVI) News on local community, politics, finance/business, culture and sports.

As we celebrate Entrepreneurship Month, we must recognise the pivotal role that entrepreneurs can play in harnessing blockchain as a financial tool...

The professional parameters for practitioners have evolved over the past two decades, and it's no longer satisfactory to achieve structural integrity

Tuberculosis is rarely in the spotlight. But behind the scenes it’s one of the top infectious killers in the world. In 2022 alone, TB killed over 1.3 million people, including 167,000 people with HIV — that’s a staggering 25,000 deaths every week. Despite being a treatable and curable disease, the TB incidence rate rose by 3.9% between 2020 and 2022. TB rivals COVID-19 as the world’s deadliest infectious disease, and is a greater threat to those living in the world’s poorest and most m...

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