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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Health Resources

Assessment Report in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Water and Sanitation Health Education Program in Novokazalinsk and Aralsk -- Trip Conducted November 1994

Published: 
December 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the findings of a field visit to Kzyl Orda, Novokazalinsk, and Aralsk in the Kzyl Orda Oblast in western Kazakhstan during November, 1994 by anEnvironmental Policy and Technology (EPT) Project team. the purpose of the trip was to rapidly assess among people who live in the...Read more
Regional focus: 
KazakhstanEurope and Central Asia

C-211 Attendance At a Seminar: Opportunities for the Control of Dracunculosis, June 16-19, 1982

Published: 
July 13, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
This memo attempts to share the synoptic view of the proceedings of the seminar: "Opportunities for the Control of Dracunculosis," June 16-19, 1982. The seminar was planned to bring together scientists involved in research on the parasite the vector and their control and public health...Read more

Participants Manual for Sessions on Water Supply and Sanitation: USAID Workshop on Primary Health Care in Africa, November 15-20, 1981, Lome, Togo

Published: 
February 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
This manual contains 3 types of documents: resource documents prepared by speakers, background papers/checklists/worksheets and case studies, and appendices consisting of a series of abstracts, lists of lenders, and reference from contact on planning rural water supplies. The workshop sessions on...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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