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How concrete floors can prevent child deaths in Bangladesh

Children spend the most amount of time on floors, making them most vulnerable to parasitic and bacterial infections associated with dirt flooring. Image courtesy of ARCHIVE. ARCHIVE's rendering of new concrete floors. This project was implemented in partnership with the local Bangladeshi NGO ADESH. Image courtesy of ARCHIVE. A woman and her son sit outside their dirt floored house. Dirt floors are an all too common aspect of substandard housing and harbor potentially fatal parasites and bacteria. Image courtesy of ARCHIVE. A member of the community lending a hand and smoothing his new concrete floor. Image courtesy of ARCHIVE.

Children spend the most amount of time on floors, making them most vulnerable to parasitic and bacterial infections associated with dirt flooring. Image courtesy of ARCHIVE.

Children spend the most amount of time on floors, making them most vulnerable to parasitic and bacterial infections associated with dirt flooring. Image courtesy of ARCHIVE.