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

Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Program: Baseline Assessment Report

Published: 
March 1, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
The baseline assessment for this project was conducted in February 2014 using qualitative (focus group discussions and key informant interviews) and quantitative (household survey) methods. There were a total of 126 respondents interviewed from each of the 17 program area barangays in Tacloban...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Emergency Assistance to Storm-Affected Populations in Central Luzon: Final Results Report

Published: 
January 1, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Emergency Assistance to Storm-Affected Populations in Central Luzon project was conceptualized based on the assessment made by Plan Philippines' 'Go Team' of basic humanitarian needs of families affected by Tropical Storm Maring, which hit the Philippines on August 18, 2013...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Global - USAID/OFDA Shelter and Settlements Sector Update, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011

Published: 
March 1, 2011
U.S. Agency for International Development
USAID/OFDA have provided funding for disaster response and disaster risk reduction programs in Indonesia, Haiti and Kyrgyzstan for disaster response and constructing emergency water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and transitional housing.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #8

Published: 
February 10, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
On February 6, OCHA reported that the outbreak in Zimbabwe remained uncontrolled. While reported new case rates in urban areas except Harare appeared to have stabilized for the week of January 25 to 31, rates in rural areas continued to increase. According to WHO, cases in Masvingo, Mashonaland...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #6

Published: 
January 23, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 17, WHO reported that the outbreak remained uncontrolled. According to the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART), the recent increase in reported rural deaths and new cases likely results from December holiday travel between cholera-affected urban areas and urban...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #5

Published: 
January 16, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 10, WHO noted that the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe remained uncontrolled. For the week of January 4 to January 10, WHO reported a weekly CFR of 5.9 percent, similar to the weekly CFR reported two weeks earlier, attributing the significant decrease in the intervening week to lack of...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #4

Published: 
January 9, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
On January 9, WHO reported that more than 54 percent of cumulative deaths had occurred outside health facilities, cholera treatment centers (CTCs), and cholera treatment units (CTUs). The figures reflect significant challenges in providing sufficient treatment access to cholera-affected...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #3

Published: 
December 31, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since the outbreak began in August 2008, cholera has spread to all of Zimbabwe's 10 provinces and 53 of Zimbabwe's 62 districts. On December 26, the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) reported cholera cases in Matabeleland North Province, previously the only province without any...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

Zimbabwe - Cholera Outbreak Factsheet #2

Published: 
December 19, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
According to USAID/DART staff and relief agencies, a breakdown in water and sanitation infrastructure has exacerbated Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, and the nation's collapsed health system is unable to respond adequately. On December 3, the Government of Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZimbabweEast Asia and Pacific

East Timor - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to East Timor (09-03-2008)

Published: 
September 30, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
This map shows the range of U.S. Government support to East Timor. The map includes information on those organizations working in each province, as well as which government agency is supporting each organization and the types of support being provided. This includes water, sanitation, and hygiene...Read more
Regional focus: 
Timor-LesteEast Asia and Pacific

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