Health

According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on installation of cost-effective safe water supply systems and latrines, summaries of health improvements following WASH projects, and other resources that can help to improve the understanding of the health implications of WASH projects.

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Compendium of Accessible WASH Technologies

Published: 
December 3, 2014
WEDC - Loughborough UniversityWaterAid
This compendium of accessible WASH technologies is designed for use by staff, such as health workers and community volunteers, working directly with communities in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. A few examples of technologies are presented that families can adapt to suit their needs and budgets...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Overflowing cities: The State of the World’s Toilets 2016

Published: 
November 18, 2016
WaterAid
Human beings are now largely an urban species: for the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population (54%, or 3.9 billion people) lives in towns, cities and megacities. By 2050, that’s expected to rise to two-thirds. Many new urbanites, and particularly the poorest, are not moving...Read more

Menstrual hygiene matters: An essential resource for improving menstrual hygiene for women and girls

Published: 
June 7, 2016
WaterAid
This educational and empowering resource tackles without shame or recourse to euphemism an issue that is a major stumbling block for the realisation not only of the rights to water and sanitation of girls and women, but for ensuring gender equality. Nine modules and toolkits cover key aspects of...Read more

Lessons from East Asia: How to achieve total sanitation and hygiene coverage within a generation

Published: 
April 27, 2016
WaterAid
This discussion paper presents the findings from research in East Asian states on the political economy of sanitation and hygiene services which delivered total coverage within a generation.Read more

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