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

Pump Selection: a Field Guide for Developing Countries

Publication date:
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
This manual is designed to enable field technicians an managers who do not necessarily have extensive experience in water engineering to make appropriate choices of water pumping systems and components. It presents the decisions-making process as a logical progression.Read more

Upgrading Maintenance of Village Water Systems -- Start Up Report

Publication date:
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this start-up report is to outline the approach to meeting the requirement of Tasks g. 5 (i), (ii), and (iii) of the USAID Contract No. 263-0182-C-8041-00 dated 23rd February, 1988. The main focus of these tasks are to improve the O&M of water systems in Egyptian villages...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Development of a National Strategy for Sewage Disposal in Tunisia, Phase I

Publication date:
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of the USAID Regional Housing and Urban Development Office in Tunis, The Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project conducted an exploratory study with the goal of elaborating a national strategy on the subject of sewage disposal in areas not served by the Tunisian National...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Indonesia
East Asia and Pacific

Evaluation of Operation and Maintenance Interventions: Cairo Sewerage I Project

Publication date:
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to improve Cairo's wastewater system through rehabilitation of the primary collection system, training of operation and maintenance staff, and development of expansion plans. Ex post external evaluation covers the period through 11/88. The project improved Cairo's...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Domestic Water Supply and Sanitation in Irrigation Projects

Publication date:
May 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Serving some 880,000 ha along the Blue Nile in Sudan, the Gezira-Managil Irrigation Scheme has led to dramatic increases in occurrences of malaria, schistosomiasis, diarrhea, and other water-related diseases. This study uses Gezira-Managil as a case in point to draw the attention of project...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa

Lobito Port Transport System

Publication date:
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The main objective of the Southern Africa Transport and Communications Commission is to reduce the economic dependence on the Republic of South Africa. The 10-year Develop Plan is presented in this report and includes descriptions of technical and physical assets, a traffic forecast, a development...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

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