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

Feasibility of Rural Groundwater Development in Honduras

Publication date:
December 1, 1982
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Honduras
Latin America and the Caribbean

Relating Improvements in Water Supply and Sanitation to Nutritional Status

Publication date:
October 1, 1982
U.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

Dependable Precipitation and Potential Yields for Senegal: a Practical Guide for Rain fed Agriculture

Publication date:
May 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
A substantial potential exists for improving rain fed agriculture in Senegal. Thus concludes this study, which analyzes the relationships among precipitation levels, growing season lengths, and potential agricultural yield in that country. The study begins by determining monthly dependable...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Health in Egypt: A Sectoral Assessment and Recommendations

Publication date:
April 19, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Vigorous multidisciplinary and multiagency steps have been taken to strengthen operational activities in Egypt. This report serves three purposes: to identify the current situation in Egypt, show the shortcomings of the current environmental and legal systems, and provide recommendations on the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Community Water Supply and Sanitation in Sudan

Publication date:
April 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the visit was to analyze ongoing and proposed USAID projects as well as other more general water and sanitation problems in Sudan. It is recommended that a water supply and sanitation component be added to the ongoing Northern Primary Health Care and Rural Health Care projects...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Sanitation and Protection Project

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to test options for improving environmental sanitation in Botswana. Evaluation covers the period 1/80-12/81 and is based on document review, onsite interviews with project functionaries and beneficiaries, and field visits. The project has not progressed as planned. Due to poor...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa

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