Silent Killer: Saltwater Threatens Women’s Health in Coastal Bangladesh

Published on June 7, 2024

An estimated 20 million people in coastal Bangladesh are affected by increased salinity in drinking water, per a 2018 article in the Journal of Agricultural Economics. Women in the region are at special risk of skin infections and reproductive disorders because they stand for long days in saline water (water with significant concentrations of dissolved salts). In southwestern Bangladesh, more than half of women in two subdistricts reported infection or inflammation of the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries, according to a 2024 Journal of Migration and Health study. 

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