Poo is not taboo

How Aid Works by Adam Corcoran

Dec 5, 201722:44Government & Organizations

No matter whether you're on a remote Pacific Island or in Syria's largest city, toilets are critical to any humanitarian operation. Sanitation expert Pete McArdle gets to the very bowels of the matter.

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