W EEKLY EDITION JAN 31, 2018
It Pays to Pee
One Indian restaurant is taking q uite the unique approach to
sanitation education as the country continues to push for an
end to open defecation
Similar to Taiwan's Modern Toilet restaurant chain, India
has a toilet - themed café of its own. But the Toilet Garden,
located in Ahmedabad, pay s its customers for using its
loos. Designed by local architect Yatin Pandya, the seats
made from toilets and the unique patio tables are head - turners, but when you use the actual restrooms,
which are open to visitors, you're rewarded wi th 2 Rupees – about 3 cents – for contributin g to clean
sanitation. With walls adorned with quotes around sanitation, guests can enjoy a distinctive space while
remembering Mahatma Gandhi's push for a clean India generations before and who said that sanitation
is "more important than political indepe ndence."
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Keeping it Clean
While the hepatitis emergency in California may be over, new
practices remain in its wake
San Diego County has ended its hepatitis A emergency
but leaves some of their new practices in place. According
to Mayor Kevin Faulconer, the city will continue to conduct
the street - cleaning activities and 10 portable restrooms
and hand - washing stations w ill remain. Yet, some believe
there is still more to be done to avoid a similar situation in
the future. Anne Rios of Think Dignity, a non - profit that provides services to the homeless, warns that
even though there is a current push towards housing the hom eless, not all will get homes. Lori Saldaña is
running for the county board and believes the county needs a better system for dealing with homeless
being discharged from hospital care, "If you're sending sick, homeless, unsheltered people back to the
stree ts after hepatitis, that's why our mortality rates were twice the national average." Supervisor Dianne
Jacob is pushing for a report on the outbreak response but the county has yet to act.
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