In light of World Toilet Day Thursday, several news outlets examine the impact of poor sanitation on health.

Reuters examines the challenges of poor sanitation in Mumbai, India, "where more than half its 18 million residents live in slums and where the average ratio of people to toilets is 81:1." The article includes comments by Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, the organization behind World Toilet Day, who theorizes on why the public is resistant to talk about hygiene (Chandran, 11/17). Hindustan Times examines Sim's view that the privatization of toilets in India may help improve sanitation. "Toilets have to catch up with the growing standards of living in India, hence the need to privatise them - fast," Sim said, adding, "Instead of letting just civic agencies have a monopoly, the forces of demand and supply need to be ushered in" (Anand, 11/19)…