Millions in S. Asia lack vital services - South and Central Asia - MSNBC.com

Millions in S. Asia lack vital services - South and Central Asia - MSNBC.com: "NEW DELHI - Nearly 800 million Indians live without sanitation, 170 million have no access to clean drinking water and a woman dies giving birth every five minutes, an aid agency said Thursday, urging the government to do more to provide basic services.

The problems are starkest in India, a country of more than 1 billion people that is positioning itself as an emerging global power.

But the same issues span South Asia, according the report from the British-based group Oxfam." Read complete post here.