How to pronounce "absenteeism"

in 2006 the readers of the british

in 2006 the readers of the british

in 2006 the readers of the british medical journal voted for the greatest

medical journal voted for the greatest

medical journal voted for the greatest medical advance of the last 200 years

medical advance of the last 200 years

medical advance of the last 200 years they didn't choose surgery or anesthesia

they didn't choose surgery or anesthesia

they didn't choose surgery or anesthesia or the pill

or the pill

or the pill they chose the toilet

they chose the toilet

they chose the toilet not maybe a fancy toilet like this one

not maybe a fancy toilet like this one

not maybe a fancy toilet like this one which comes from the world toilet

which comes from the world toilet

which comes from the world toilet organization that's the other wto

organization that's the other wto

organization that's the other wto expo

expo

expo but a basic flush toilet has probably

but a basic flush toilet has probably

but a basic flush toilet has probably added 20 years to the western human

added 20 years to the western human

added 20 years to the western human lifespan

lifespan

lifespan however in 2012 2.6 billion people have

however in 2012 2.6 billion people have

however in 2012 2.6 billion people have no sanitation whatsoever not a toilet

no sanitation whatsoever not a toilet

no sanitation whatsoever not a toilet not a bucket not a bag not a box

not a bucket not a bag not a box

not a bucket not a bag not a box that's two out of five people who have

that's two out of five people who have

that's two out of five people who have to do with something that looks like

to do with something that looks like

to do with something that looks like this that's a lot of crap lying around

this that's a lot of crap lying around

this that's a lot of crap lying around why does that matter it matters because

why does that matter it matters because

why does that matter it matters because is a weapon of mass destruction it

is a weapon of mass destruction it

is a weapon of mass destruction it can carry 50 diseases viruses bacteria e

can carry 50 diseases viruses bacteria e

can carry 50 diseases viruses bacteria e coli cholera you name it it loves to

coli cholera you name it it loves to

coli cholera you name it it loves to travel in

travel in

travel in for most of us in this room we think

for most of us in this room we think

for most of us in this room we think diarrhoea is a joke maybe we get it from

diarrhoea is a joke maybe we get it from

diarrhoea is a joke maybe we get it from a dodgy kebab

a dodgy kebab

a dodgy kebab or a bad takeaway it goes away in a

or a bad takeaway it goes away in a

or a bad takeaway it goes away in a couple of days it's the squits it's the

couple of days it's the squits it's the

couple of days it's the squits it's the runs it's deli belly

runs it's deli belly

runs it's deli belly but every 15 seconds something as stupid

but every 15 seconds something as stupid

but every 15 seconds something as stupid as diarrhea kills a child somewhere in

as diarrhea kills a child somewhere in

as diarrhea kills a child somewhere in the world

the world

the world that's 1.1 million children dying every

that's 1.1 million children dying every

that's 1.1 million children dying every year from something banal and stupid

year from something banal and stupid

year from something banal and stupid it's the second biggest killer of

it's the second biggest killer of

it's the second biggest killer of children in the world it kills more

children in the world it kills more

children in the world it kills more children than hiv aids tb

children than hiv aids tb

children than hiv aids tb measles or all those three things put

measles or all those three things put

measles or all those three things put together

together

together it's not just children in sub-saharan

it's not just children in sub-saharan

it's not just children in sub-saharan africa fifty 50 of hospital beds are

africa fifty 50 of hospital beds are

africa fifty 50 of hospital beds are filled with people suffering from what

filled with people suffering from what

filled with people suffering from what is known as water-related diseases

is known as water-related diseases

is known as water-related diseases they're actually poop-related diseases

they're actually poop-related diseases

they're actually poop-related diseases and why can't we say that they're

and why can't we say that they're

and why can't we say that they're poop-related because we're too

poop-related because we're too

poop-related because we're too embarrassed because governments think

embarrassed because governments think

embarrassed because governments think that voters don't want to know about

that voters don't want to know about

that voters don't want to know about toilets

toilets

toilets so do charities you'll see a celebrity

so do charities you'll see a celebrity

so do charities you'll see a celebrity standing in front of a shiny water tap

standing in front of a shiny water tap

standing in front of a shiny water tap gushing out clean water but i've never

gushing out clean water but i've never

gushing out clean water but i've never seen angelina jolie standing in front of

seen angelina jolie standing in front of

seen angelina jolie standing in front of a toilet

a toilet

a toilet however that toilet that she won't stand

however that toilet that she won't stand

however that toilet that she won't stand in front of

in front of

in front of reduces disease by 40 that's twice as

reduces disease by 40 that's twice as

reduces disease by 40 that's twice as much as clean water alone

much as clean water alone

much as clean water alone a toilet can do so much for you

a toilet can do so much for you

a toilet can do so much for you it can put you back in school 20 percent

it can put you back in school 20 percent

it can put you back in school 20 percent of children girl children drop out of

of children girl children drop out of

of children girl children drop out of school because they don't have a toilet

school because they don't have a toilet

school because they don't have a toilet and they don't go back

and they don't go back

and they don't go back it can put you in work

it can put you in work

it can put you in work governments lose five percent of gdp to

governments lose five percent of gdp to

governments lose five percent of gdp to hospital costs and absenteeism due to

hospital costs and absenteeism due to

hospital costs and absenteeism due to poor sanitation it can earn you money if

poor sanitation it can earn you money if

poor sanitation it can earn you money if you invest a dollar in sanitation you

you invest a dollar in sanitation you

you invest a dollar in sanitation you save eight dollars

save eight dollars

save eight dollars that's a bargain in health economics and

that's a bargain in health economics and

that's a bargain in health economics and if all that doesn't persuade you it can

if all that doesn't persuade you it can

if all that doesn't persuade you it can get you laid

get you laid

get you laid a toilet in india is now being used in a

a toilet in india is now being used in a

a toilet in india is now being used in a social campaign which has been dubbed no

social campaign which has been dubbed no

social campaign which has been dubbed no lou no i do

lou no i do

lou no i do because brides refuse to marry into a

because brides refuse to marry into a

because brides refuse to marry into a family that doesn't have a toilet and

family that doesn't have a toilet and

family that doesn't have a toilet and it's working

it's working

it's working it's not just a toilet that can save

it's not just a toilet that can save

it's not just a toilet that can save your life poop itself can actually save

your life poop itself can actually save

your life poop itself can actually save your life because it carries beneficial

your life because it carries beneficial

your life because it carries beneficial bacteria as well as all those nasty bugs

bacteria as well as all those nasty bugs

bacteria as well as all those nasty bugs this is an operating theater in brooklyn

this is an operating theater in brooklyn

this is an operating theater in brooklyn new york and that woman is about to get

new york and that woman is about to get

new york and that woman is about to get a dose of donated human feces it's

a dose of donated human feces it's

a dose of donated human feces it's called a fecal transplant and most

called a fecal transplant and most

called a fecal transplant and most surgeons have exactly the same reaction

surgeons have exactly the same reaction

surgeons have exactly the same reaction that you just did which is why it's

that you just did which is why it's

that you just did which is why it's hardly done anywhere however it's got a

hardly done anywhere however it's got a

hardly done anywhere however it's got a 91 success rate she's been suffering

91 success rate she's been suffering

91 success rate she's been suffering from a superbug called c diff for years

from a superbug called c diff for years

from a superbug called c diff for years and suffered horribly she's tried all

and suffered horribly she's tried all

and suffered horribly she's tried all sorts of antibiotics she gets a dose of

sorts of antibiotics she gets a dose of

sorts of antibiotics she gets a dose of poop and she's cured in half an hour

poop and she's cured in half an hour

poop and she's cured in half an hour that sounds dramatic but it's true

that sounds dramatic but it's true

that sounds dramatic but it's true poop can also grow your food it's a

poop can also grow your food it's a

poop can also grow your food it's a great fertilizer we eat food we excrete

great fertilizer we eat food we excrete

great fertilizer we eat food we excrete it and we excrete nutrients like

it and we excrete nutrients like

it and we excrete nutrients like potassium phosphate nitrogen apparently

potassium phosphate nitrogen apparently

potassium phosphate nitrogen apparently if you pee on your orchard you get very

if you pee on your orchard you get very

if you pee on your orchard you get very crunchy apples

crunchy apples

crunchy apples in rwanda they um get 75 of their

in rwanda they um get 75 of their

in rwanda they um get 75 of their cooking fuel from biogas which is um

cooking fuel from biogas which is um

cooking fuel from biogas which is um taken from digested sewage from

taken from digested sewage from

taken from digested sewage from prisoners latrines these are actually a

prisoners latrines these are actually a

prisoners latrines these are actually a bunch of genocidal murderers stirring

bunch of genocidal murderers stirring

bunch of genocidal murderers stirring sewage

sewage

sewage which is then going to cook their dinner

which is then going to cook their dinner

which is then going to cook their dinner and yet in somewhere like the uk

and yet in somewhere like the uk

and yet in somewhere like the uk routinely every wastewater utility just

routinely every wastewater utility just

routinely every wastewater utility just burns off methane the minute we started

burns off methane the minute we started

burns off methane the minute we started putting our waste as we call it into

putting our waste as we call it into

putting our waste as we call it into clean drinking water in the mid-19th

clean drinking water in the mid-19th

clean drinking water in the mid-19th century we started

century we started

century we started neglecting the fact that it was a

neglecting the fact that it was a

neglecting the fact that it was a resource we saw it simply as waste

resource we saw it simply as waste

resource we saw it simply as waste and we stopped talking about it we put

and we stopped talking about it we put

and we stopped talking about it we put the toilet behind the locked door and we

the toilet behind the locked door and we

the toilet behind the locked door and we shoved it out of conversation at the

shoved it out of conversation at the

shoved it out of conversation at the same time

same time

same time does it need to be that way no it

does it need to be that way no it

does it need to be that way no it doesn't in japan they've had a toilet

doesn't in japan they've had a toilet

doesn't in japan they've had a toilet revolution in the last 70 years 70 years

revolution in the last 70 years 70 years

revolution in the last 70 years 70 years ago they used pit latrines now as a

ago they used pit latrines now as a

ago they used pit latrines now as a routine they have something called a

routine they have something called a

routine they have something called a washlet toilet there are more washlet

washlet toilet there are more washlet

washlet toilet there are more washlet toilets in japan than there are personal

toilets in japan than there are personal

toilets in japan than there are personal computers

computers

computers they have an inbuilt b day nozzle which

they have an inbuilt b day nozzle which

they have an inbuilt b day nozzle which is a clean tube better than toilet paper

is a clean tube better than toilet paper

is a clean tube better than toilet paper and i know because i've tried it

and i know because i've tried it

and i know because i've tried it they have heated seats they have an

they have heated seats they have an

they have heated seats they have an automatic lid raising function which is

automatic lid raising function which is

automatic lid raising function which is known as the marriage saver

known as the marriage saver

known as the marriage saver but most importantly what japan has done

but most importantly what japan has done

but most importantly what japan has done is is decide that the toilet is talkable

is is decide that the toilet is talkable

is is decide that the toilet is talkable it's a normal household product it gets

it's a normal household product it gets

it's a normal household product it gets innovative it sees creativity applied to

innovative it sees creativity applied to

innovative it sees creativity applied to it

it

it and they talk about it

and they talk about it

and they talk about it 30 years ago hiv aids campaigners faced

30 years ago hiv aids campaigners faced

30 years ago hiv aids campaigners faced a similar problem with sanitation

a similar problem with sanitation

a similar problem with sanitation activists they had an unspeakable

activists they had an unspeakable

activists they had an unspeakable subject what did they do they carried on

subject what did they do they carried on

subject what did they do they carried on talking about it and talking now we can

talking about it and talking now we can

talking about it and talking now we can say sex we can say condoms

say sex we can say condoms

say sex we can say condoms what we need to do in the face of a

what we need to do in the face of a

what we need to do in the face of a public health emergency is to talk

public health emergency is to talk

public health emergency is to talk we want more talking and less killing

we want more talking and less killing

we want more talking and less killing thank you