Jan

31

2011

12:00—1:00 PM
EVENTS | CGD TALKS

Dying for a Drink? Private Sector Water Suppies and Health

Center for Global Development presents a brownbag seminar on
Dying for a Drink? 
Private Sector Water Supplies and Health

Featuring 
Katrina Kosec
PhD Candidate, Stanford University 

Monday, January 31, 2011
12:00pm--1:00pm
**Please bring your lunch--beverages provided!**

at 
Center for Global Development
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC
*Please bring photo identification*
Each year, diarrheal diseases claim the lives of some 2 million people, mostly children under five. Can private sector provision of urban piped water help? This is a controversial issue, with entrenched views on both sides. This paper, “The Child Health Implications of Reorganizing the Urban Water Sector”, uses a data on sub-national regions of 25 African countries over  more than 20 years to examine this question. Result: private sector participation decreases diarrhea among under-five children by 23 percent or more. Importantly, benefits appear to be greatest among the poorest, least-educated households.
Download the paper here.

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