Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
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. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
USAID Hand pump Program in Tunisia
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September 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The AID hand pump is a single-action, reciprocating, positive displacement pump designed in 1966 by Battelle-Columbus Laboratories for the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID). Specifications for the design included long life under severe operating conditions, easy maintenance using...Read more
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TunisiaMiddle East and North AfricaPreliminary Planning for Rural Water Supply Alternatives in Zaire
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June 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
WASH involvement with rural water projects in Zaire began when Dr. Isely of the WASH Project developed recommendations for increased spring capping and rain water catchment activities. Three consultancies have resulted to address the needs of USAID, SANRU-86, and Peace Corps/Zaire: training was the...Read more
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Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan AfricaWorkshop on Sanitation in Bakel, Senegal, April 20 - May 3, 1983: an Assessment of Environmental Health Conditions
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June 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
In spring 1983, a workshop on rural sanitation, herein summarized, was held in Bakel, Senegal, to give 16 people, including 12 nurses participating in A.I.D.'s Small Irrigated Perimeters Project, the skills needed to plan village-level sanitation projects. The workshop focused on latrine...Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaTest Training Manuals for Rainwater Roof Catchment and Spring Capping Systems in Workshops for Togolese Development Agents
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June 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
A consultant conducted in-country workshops to train Togolese Social Development Agents in the installation and management of rainwater harvesting and spring capping systems and to test the training materials themselves. The most important products of the consultancy, according to this report,...Read more
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TogoSub-Saharan AfricaTechnical Assistance to Manufacturers of Aid Hand pumps and Roboscreens in Honduras, Phase I
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Honduras included in its five-year plan for 1979-1983 the improvement of water supply and sanitation for up to 75 percent of its rural population. The USAID Mission in Honduras, in keeping with a long history of U.S. assistance in Honduran water and sanitation projects, executed a...Read more
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HondurasLatin America and the CaribbeanMalawi Self-Help Rural Water Supply Program: a Mid-Term Evaluation of the USAID-Financed Project
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to help the Government of Malawi expand its rural piped water system and provide health education. Special mid-term evaluation covers the period 8/80-8/83 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with Ministry of Health (MOH), Departments of Lands, Valuation...Read more
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MalawiSub-Saharan AfricaGedaref Water Supply and Solid Waste Disposal Feasibility Study - Sudan
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Water supply problems in the Gedaref area of Sudan were found to be complex and serious due to the water source situation and the extensive nature of its service area. One high lift water pump transmitted treated river water to over Z00,000 people through a single transmission line of 68.4...Read more
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SudanSub-Saharan AfricaFeasibility of Rural Groundwater Development in Honduras
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December 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Gravity or wells could be used to provide water to target communities. MSP has identified 3000 communities as possibly requiring wells and SANAA has identified 500 communities as its target (approx. 2000 wells could be needed). This project is located in rural areas of western Honduras. USAID...Read more
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HondurasLatin America and the CaribbeanRelating Improvements in Water Supply and Sanitation to Nutritional Status
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October 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper assumes a causal relationship, although poorly discerned and incompletely described, between certain improvements in water supply and sanitation and the nutritional status of older infants and young children (age 8 months to 4 years). Since the debate surrounding this relationship bears...Read more
C-211 Attendance At a Seminar: Opportunities for the Control of Dracunculosis, June 16-19, 1982
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July 13, 1982U.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
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