Accessing safe water and safe toilets
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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- Drink water from a safe source
- Make your water safer for drinking if needed, by boiling or filtering water
- Add chlorine to drinking water to kill germs and bacteria if needed
- Know that solar disinfection uses the sun to make water safer for drinking if needed
- Use safe toilets and keep them clean
- Ensure children have access to safe drinking-water and toilets
- Use a potty (small bowl) for small children and empty it into a safe toilet
- Stop animals from leaving their droppings where people live or play
- Remove any droppings immediately
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