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

Maintaining Safe Water Supply and Sanitation: Student Text

Publication date:
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Unhygienic conditions, such as improper excreta disposal and unsafe water supply, which are common conditions in many of our rural communities, lead to increased illness of the residents and can lead to death, particularly for children. Poor personal hygiene habits also lead to increased illness...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa

Appropriate Technology Information for Developing Countries

Publication date:
November 1, 1979
Skoll Global Threats Fund
U.S. Agency for International Development
This publication was produced to inform the international development community about selected scientific and technical information available from NTIS which can be transferred, adapted, and applied to solve local development problems around the world. the selection was made from the NTIS data file...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Water Supply and Sanitation for the Decade (1980-1990): a Panel Report

Publication date:
July 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
With the advent of the International Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade and the increased activities in prospect, A.I.D. as the principal U.S. Agency involved in worldwide water and sanitation activities, should have a more definitive statement of policy. To provide a scientific basis for such a...Read more

Feasibility of Local Manufacture of the Aid Hand - Operated Water Pump and Other Technology Appropriate for Rural Water Supply Programs in the Philippines

Publication date:
April 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
There is a need for effective rural water supply programs in the Philippines. During the next five years, the population is expected to increase by 1.3 million per year. Water and sanitation related to diseases remain a significant health problem. At the present time some 23.8 million people...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines
East Asia and Pacific

Comments on Mandara Mountain Project

Publication date:
February 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource provides a counter to the Mandara Mountain Project. Reasons cited are that it could cause health risks, social instability, and economic failure.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Cameroon: Rural Water Sector - A Preliminary Study

Publication date:
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study reflects that a water supply is a small part of a much larger social system , and that while there may be general agreement on what should be done, there is often general confusion on how to do it. This report provides an overview of the rural water sector in Cameroon and an introductory...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa

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