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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CARE Water and Health

Published: 
December 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes final evaluation (XD-ABJ-177-A) of a project (11/91-9/93), implemented by CARE in northwestern Guatemala, to construct water supply structures and latrines and provide health education and training in water system maintenance. The evaluation focused on (1) three activities which CARE...Read more
Regional focus: 
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean

Grant Agreement between the Republic of Guatemala and the United States of America for the Highlands Water and Sanitation Project

Published: 
August 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The grant agreement for the Highlands Water and Sanitation project, which consisted of assistance to the Guatemalan government to decrease the incidence of gastrointestinal disease in communities through the provision of potable water systems and latrines supported by a health education program.Read more
Regional focus: 
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean

Evaluation of the Environmental Component of the Community-Based Integrated Health and Nutrition Project in Guatemala

Published: 
February 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
With the Project Assistance Completion Date (PACD) of the Environmental Sanitation Component of the Integrated Health and Nutrition System Project coming up at the end of 1988, a team from the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project evaluated the program for the USAID Mission in Guatemala...Read more
Regional focus: 
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean

Assessment of the Environmental Sanitation Construction Component: Integrated Health and Nutrition Systems Project in Guatemala

Published: 
November 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Integrated Health and Nutrition System Project was initiated with the signing of the loan agreement on September 30, 1980. The project is designed to improve the health/nutrition status and overall welfare of the rural poor in the departments of Totonicapan, San Marcos and Solola through full...Read more
Regional focus: 
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean

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