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
Meeting a Basic Human Need: Aid's Rural Potable Water and Sanitation Program
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Unsafe water and inadequate sanitation spread fatal and debilitating diseases which affect millions of lives in the developing world. The United States has been concerned with this problem for over 40 years. Between fiscal years 1978 and 1982, AID provided over $161 million in Development...Read more
Impact of Improved Water Supplies and Excreta Disposal Facilities on Diarrheal Morbidity, Growth and Mortality Among Children
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Many studies have tried to associate water supply and sanitation facilities with health status. The published results are confusing and contradictory because of methodological problems. This review attempts to establish a cause-effect relationship between water and sanitation and diarrheal...Read more
Relationship Between Literacy and Feeding Patterns on Infant Mortality: the Interaction With Water and Sanitation
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Recent studies of the effects of water and sanitation conditions on infant mortality have produced contradictory findings. This study expands upon previous research to investigate water and sanitation effects in light of other variables: mothers' education, infant feeding practices other than...Read more
Assessment of the Environmental Sanitation Construction Component: Integrated Health and Nutrition Systems Project in Guatemala
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November 1, 1983U.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
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GuatemalaLatin America and the CaribbeanTogo Rural Water: Project Paper Amendment
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November 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project paper amendment is to provide justification for a three year extension of the project activity completion date to September 9, 1987 and an increase in Life of project funding of $3.9 million. Project goal and purpose remain essentially unchanged. The necessary changes in...Read more
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TogoSub-Saharan AfricaDirectory of Organizations Involved in Community Education and Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation
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November 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
There is increasing demand for information on organizations that can support the development or improvement of community education and participation in water supply and sanitation projects, whether through social research, evaluation, technical advice, training, or the production of educational...Read more
Guidelines for Human Resource Development Planning in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector
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October 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Only 22% of rural populations have access to reasonably safe water and 15% to sanitary excreta facilities. 77% of the urban population have access to piped water and 75% to sanitary excreta facilities. The UN Water Conference recommended national development policies and plans where appropriate to...Read more
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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