UN Claims (So Be Wary) that India has More Cell Phones than Toilets

India has more mobile phones than toilets: UN report – Telegraph.

The story is that there are enough cell phones for almost half of India’s population, but only a third of the people  had access to “proper”  sanitation in 2008.

Pharmer recognizes that the UN is prone to exaggerating stories in order to promote their programs.   The infrastructure for cell phones is cheaper to build and maintain than the huge construction  of systems needed for a  supporting a toilet in every home.    There’s a wild, electronic industrial revolution going on in Asia, so this claim could be a shade  closer to the truth  than other stuff coming out of the UN.

Take home:  Giving to organizations  which dig for clean water supplies in various parts of the world  might be the  most efficient way to  support human life.