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3 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
3.1 General
protection of the environment
Information is given under Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Goal 7 in Annex-2.
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Environment and Health Action plans – WHO/SEARO WHO/HQ
3.2 Water
supply and sanitation
Between 1989 and 1994, access to piped water in urban
areas increased by 6.5 percent per year, while the size of the population
without piped water, increased by 4.3 percent per year. By 2000, the water
supply provided by PDAMs (regional drinking water
companies) covered 51.7 percent of the urban population and 5.4 percent of
the rural population. In 2004, 88 percent of population (89% in urban and 87%
in rural) had access to improved water source and 78 percent of the
population (90% in urban and 69% in rural) had access to improved sanitation.
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and Sanitation - WHO/SEARO Water and Sanitation - WHO/HQ Water - WHO/SEARO
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