Who would have thought that lack of sanitation could be deadly? From the research I have done on public toilets and sanitation in India, the percentage of poor sanitation is incredibly high. This particular topic caught my attention because I was familiar with public toilets in India. For example, I was once told that 53 percent of the Indian population defecates in the open. It was very interesting and I wanted to know more. India is a large country and faces a variety of health problems like lack of public toilets, unsanitary facilities and general environmental sanitation problems. Katherine's Boo Behind the Beautiful Forevers reveals that lack of sanitation is a cause of some deaths in the country. Mumbai. In Chapter 7, Fatima is in a hospital where the poor of Mumbai go to seek medical treatment. The nurses at Cooper Hospital want to avoid touching her. Her husband has to apply burn cream to his wife himself since the nurses refuse to do it, and it's their job. There is a doctor who has no problem touching Fatima. He came in and held out his arms and as he did so his bandages came off. As a doctor, you'd think he'd go get new bandages to put Fatima on; instead, he gave her the same bandages again. The doctor who put the dirty bandages back on Fatima could have made her death worse. Katherine Boo could have added this scene in the book to show readers that India is much poorer than we think. People were dying every day at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai in different conditions and the fact that these conditions were so unsanitary made the deaths even worse. Boo made it clear that the lack of cleanliness is high and that an average household in a program community could save up to US$7 per month (or $5). % of monthly household cash expenditure) to meet costs, but would not reduce illness costs. The poorest and socially marginalized households benefited more, in line with the program objectives. (535)This assessment had a moderate but significant impact on the reported adoption of faucets and toilets. It was found that private taps were used 13% more and private toilets 7% more in program villages compared to control villages. The impact on handwashing or water treatment at home was not seen. Changes in the use of taps and toilets have reduced costs for households. It also stopped people from going out and defecating in the open, while reducing sanitation-related diseases. This has had a positive impact on many lives in India..