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.

Health Resources

Case Study on Boreholes in Malawi

Publication date:
March 1, 2014
World Vision
Children and families in Chimpini village are no longer dependent on the contaminated Chasato River for their water, the same water that would make them sick regularly. Alternately, they no longer need to walk nearly two miles to an overly crowded borehole.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: A Survey Assessment of Persons with Disabilities in Rural Mali

Publication date:
October 1, 2013
World Vision
The objective of this survey was to assess numbers and types of [persons with] disabilities in relation to access and use of WASH facilities. Related public attitudes and preferences of persons with disabilities were also assessed within target communities served by World Vision Mali. The survey...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Compendium of Accessible WASH Technologies

Publication date:
December 3, 2014
WEDC - Loughborough University
WaterAid
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/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Fishing with Bed Nets on Lake Tanganyika: A Randomized Survey

Publication date:
October 7, 2014
Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
The LTFHC conducted a survey about the misuse of treated bed nets on Lake Tanganyika and its impact on water, food sources and public health. The survey was published in Malaria Journal.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Tanzania

Meant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In

Publication date:
January 24, 2015
The LTFHC was glad to serve as a resource to journalist Jeffrey Gettleman in the preparation of this article featured in The New York Times. The article describes the potential environmental problems of treated mosquito nets being used to catch fish. Millions of mosquito nets are handed out to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Tanzania

From Curse to Cure: The Impact of Energy Exploration & Production in the Lake Tanganyika Basin

Publication date:
September 10, 2014
Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
New study charts risks and rewards of the forthcoming oil boom in the African Great Lakes: The LTFHC released a white paper on the burgeoning hydrocarbon sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the surrounding African Great Lakes region. The unprecedented study details how the oil and gas...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Tanzania

Water-Based Health Care in the Lake Tanganyika Basin

Publication date:
July 1, 2013
Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
This video documents the work of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic (LTFHC). The LTFHC/WAVE is an organization that is both dedicated and uniquely positioned to drive positive outcomes for the people and environment in the Lake Tanganyika Basin by delivering health care by boat to the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Tanzania

Connection between Under-Five Deaths, Food Security, and WASH in Eastern Congo

Publication date:
January 16, 2015
Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
LTFHC/WAVE Special Report No. 2 reports on the organization's trip to the southern part of South Kivu (DR Congo) in October 2014, where the team conducted eleven epidemiologic and technical surveys. Data was collected from Uvira and Nundu Health Zones in the Tanganyika District. Analysis of...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Tanzania

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