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Ethiopia's water problem: Excessive fluoride treated with bones

Ethiopia's water problem: Excessive fluoride treated with bones

In many countries, fluoride is added to water and toothpaste to make teeth stronger. But, when there is too much fluoride, it can be toxic. In Ethiopia, at least 16 million people are affected by this.

Al Jazeera's Leah Harding visited the small town of Mojo, which is trying to fix its fluoride problem in a creative way.

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