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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.

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Constructing Slabs for Privies

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes each step in constructing a slab. The slab is the floor of the privy. It covers the pit and has a hole through which to defecate. Constructing a slab involved assembling materials, tools, and labor, and building either a squatting slab or a sitting slab (seat &...Read more

Constructing Privy Shelters

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
A privy shelter is a screen or structure that gives the person using the privy privacy. Depending on the design, a shelter can protect the user from the weather and keep out flies, rats, scavenging dogs, and other pests. Constructing a privy shelter involves assembling necessary labor, materials,...Read more

Operating and Maintaining a Landfill

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to operate and maintain a landfill. A landfill is a means of disposing of solid waste by burying it. This prevents contamination of water supplies and breeding of flies and rats which may spread disease to people in the community. Operating a landfill involves...Read more

Constructing Compost Toilets

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes each step in constructing a compost toilet. A compost toilet consists of a pair of waterproof vaults that receive excreta, ashes, sawdust, straw and grass. Each vault is equipped with a slab for defecating, a rear opening for removing compost, and a hole for a vent...Read more

Constructing a Ground Level Storage Tank

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technical note provides guidance on constructing a ground level storage tank. For effective water storage and water system operation, ground level storage tanks should be built for sufficient, and even excess, capacity and must be watertight to prevent leakage. This technical note discusses the...Read more

Designing an Elevated Storage Tank

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technical note provides guidance on designing an elevated storage tank. Elevated storage tanks are used to deliver water either through large distribution systems or through standpipes located at or near the source or at other communal watering points. Elevated storage tanks are used where ground...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Water for the World: Methods of Improving Environmental Health Conditions

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The technical note outlines several categories of diseases, as well as, specific conditions that might contribute to the transmission of the disease. In particular the focus is on water-borne, water-contact, or water-vector related diseases, and how improved environmental conditions may contribute...Read more

Operating and Maintaining Household Water Connections

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technical note provides direction for operation and maintenance of household water connections.Read more

Operating and Maintaining Hand Pumps

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technical note provides direction for proper operation and maintenance of pumping equipment to ensure long-term sustainability.Read more

UNICEF/PAHO Joint Workshop on Drinking Water and Sanitation in Rural and Urban Slum Areas, Lima, Peru, 17-22 November 1980

Publication date:
December 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the Lima Workshop sponsored by UNICEF and PAHO is to define UNICEF's activities during the International Decade on Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation. The interest is in small villages, semi-dispersed areas, and urban slum areas. Their methodology lays heavy emphasis on health...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean

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