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Prince Willem-Alexander talks water and microfinance in Delhi.

October 25th, 2007 by Mark Charmer

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You can read the full text of the Prince of Orange’s speech today in Delhi here. Kudos to the royal team for getting it up so fast. That’s the way things should be done.

“…hygiene and sanitation [are] the best form of preventive healthcare I think is available to mankind at this moment.”

Thanks for spotting this, Anke.

Photo credit: Dutch Royal Household. 

Posted in Akvo development.

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