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The toilet that does not use water by Bill Gates

The founder of Microsoft showed the new model to the public in Beijing at an exhibition dedicated to new sanitary solutions, aimed at "reinventing the toilet" and accelerate the adoption and commercialization of innovative systems."This exhibition presents, for the first time, decentralized technology and sanitation products that are totally new and ready to be marketed," Bill Gates said in a statement.This new model, which does not need to be connected to a sanitation or water system and turns human waste into fertilizer, is being tested in the South African city of Durban, where other models are being tested, which feed on of solar energy, Gates explained.

The multi-billionaire explained that the rapid expansion of these new products and sanitation systems that do not need to be connected to any network could drastically reduce the number of deaths and the impact of poor hygiene on the population's health in the poorest countries.

The foundation of Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, has spent $ 200 million since 2011 to promote research and development of safe health technology.According to Unicef, almost 900 million people have no choice but to do their outdoor needs. In India alone, an estimated 150 million.The same source estimates that 480,000 children under the age of five die every year from diarrhea, often from drinking water or eating food contaminated by sewage.World Bank President Jim Yong Kim stressed that sanitation is a top priority for his organization, which partners with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to bring safe sanitation facilities to all parts of the world."Systems that can spread quickly and provide safe and sustainable sanitation to communities are critical to the quality of life and development of human capital," Jim said in the statement.

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