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Message on World Toilet Day 世界厕所日致辞 19 November 2016 2016年11月19日 World Toilet Day aims to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis – a topic often neglected and shrouded in taboos. 世界厕所日旨在提高人们的认识，激励大家采取行动应对全球卫生危机——这个问题经常被忽视并带有禁忌色彩。 This year’s observance focuses on ‘toilets and jobs’ and the impact of sanitation – or the lack of it – on livelihoods and work environments. 今年的活动侧重于“厕所和工作”以及有无卫生设施对民生和工作环境的影响。 Toilets play a crucial role in creating a strong economy. A lack of toilets at work and at home has severe consequences, including poor health leading to absenteeism, reduced concentration, exhaustion, and decreased productivity. About 17 per cent of all workplace deaths are caused by disease transmission at work. 厕所对打造强劲经济起着至关重要的作用。工作场所和家居没有厕所会带来严重后果，包括健康不良，进而导致缺勤、注意力下降、疲惫和生产力下降。在工作场所发生的所有死亡中，工作时疾病传播造成的死亡大约占17%。 Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) can make economies grow faster.Approximately $260 billion is lost each year to the effects of poor sanitation and unsafe water.Every dollar invested in water and sanitation leads to $4 in economic returns. | 
