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

A Study of the Community Promotion Component of the Rural Sanitation Project in Bolivia

Published: 
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report deals with the community participation component of the Rural Sanitation Project and also provides an evaluation design for the project. The key aspect evaluated is the effectiveness of the work of the sanitary technicians in promoting and supporting community participation through the...Read more
Regional focus: 
BoliviaLatin America and the Caribbean

Evaluation of Well Drilling Equipment for Bolivia Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program

Published: 
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
An evaluation was conducted to assess the appropriate type of well drilling equipment to be purchased for the reactivated Bolivia Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project. This report presents the consultant's findings. Groundwater resources in the Departments of Cochabamba and Chuquisaca...Read more
Regional focus: 
BoliviaLatin America and the Caribbean

Job Aids for Quality Control in the Manufacturing of the Aid Handpump

Published: 
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
These job aids are intended to be used by people who manufacture and perform quality assurance for the AID hand pump. These job aids serve as memory joggers for factory personnel and acceptance testers who have already received training in the quality control tasks required to produce a high-...Read more

Assistance in The Development of a Water and Sanitation Policy for Ecuador

Published: 
March 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the work of a team that provided technical assistance to the Sub secretary for Environmental Quality [Subsecretarla de Saneamiento Ambiental or SSA] of the Government of Ecuador (GOE). The consultant team was provided by the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project at...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Training in Water and Wastewater Institutional Programs: Long-Term, Short-Term and Study Tours

Published: 
March 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Near East Bureau of the Agency for International Development requested the Water and Sanitation for Health Project (WASH) to identify and assess the organizations and institutions that offer high quality training and educational programs in the urban water supply and wastewater treatment sector...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Rationale and Strategy for Initiating Water Supply and Sanitation Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Published: 
February 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Report on rationale and strategy for initiating water supply and sanitation programs in Sub-Saharan Africa. This strategy should be read in conjunction with the Africa Health Strategy Statement, dated January 1983, since this statement is designed to reach the same audience, namely in-country...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Meeting a Basic Human Need: Aid's Rural Potable Water and Sanitation Program

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Unsafe water and inadequate sanitation spread fatal and debilitating diseases which affect millions of lives in the developing world. The United States has been concerned with this problem for over 40 years. Between fiscal years 1978 and 1982, AID provided over $161 million in Development...Read more

Impact of Improved Water Supplies and Excreta Disposal Facilities on Diarrheal Morbidity, Growth and Mortality Among Children

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Many studies have tried to associate water supply and sanitation facilities with health status. The published results are confusing and contradictory because of methodological problems. This review attempts to establish a cause-effect relationship between water and sanitation and diarrheal...Read more

Relationship Between Literacy and Feeding Patterns on Infant Mortality: the Interaction With Water and Sanitation

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Recent studies of the effects of water and sanitation conditions on infant mortality have produced contradictory findings. This study expands upon previous research to investigate water and sanitation effects in light of other variables: mothers' education, infant feeding practices other than...Read more

Assessment of the Environmental Sanitation Construction Component: Integrated Health and Nutrition Systems Project in Guatemala

Published: 
November 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Integrated Health and Nutrition System Project was initiated with the signing of the loan agreement on September 30, 1980. The project is designed to improve the health/nutrition status and overall welfare of the rural poor in the departments of Totonicapan, San Marcos and Solola through full...Read more
Regional focus: 
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean

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