Nepotism and neglect : the failing response to arsenic in the drinking water of Bangladesh's rural poor / [Richard Pearshouse].

[New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, [2016]

©2016

RA1231.A7 P43 2016

Failing response to arsenic in the drinking water of Bangladesh's rural poor

Bangladesh nepotism and neglect

9781623133399
1623133394

111 pages : color illustrations, color map, charts ; 27 cm

(OCoLC)947046048

"The report, 'Nepotism and Neglect: The Failing Response to Arsenic in the Drinking Water of Bangladesh's Rural Poor,' documents how Bangladesh’s health system largely ignores the impact of exposure to arsenic on people's health. An estimated 43,000 people die each year from arsenic-related illness in Bangladesh, according to one study. The government identifies people with arsenic-related illnesses primarily via skin lesions, although the vast majority of those with arsenic-related illnesses don’t develop them. Those exposed are at significant risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and lung disease as a result, but many receive no health care at all"--Publisher's description.

"This report was researched and written by Richard Pearshouse, senior researcher for the Health and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch"--Acknowledgements.
"April 2016"--Table of contents page.

Includes bibliographical references.

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