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Simple, low-cost improvements for latrines
"Latrines are commonly made with reinforced concrete slabs. However, this method uses a lot of cement and can be too expensive for many. Here are two methods of building latrine covers that are easy to keep clean but which use much less cement"
1997 Available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish
From: Water, sanitation and hygiene – Footsteps 30
Water, sanitation and hygiene must go hand in hand to achieve improvements in health
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