Health

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. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on installation of cost-effective safe water supply systems and latrines, summaries of health improvements following WASH projects, and other resources that can help to improve the understanding of the health implications of WASH projects.

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Health Resources

Summary of the Proceedings of the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: NGO Forum (July 13-20, 1980)

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The three most important tangible results related to women, water, and sanitation that came out of the consultant's participation in the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women NGO Forum were: (1) Discussions on the factors contributing to improvements in water supply and...Read more

Comments on Mandara Mountain Project

Published: 
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 focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Feasibility Study for Health and Nutrition Benefits of New or Improved Water Supplies

Published: 
March 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document describes a feasibility study for a research methodology which analyzes the impact of new or improved water supplies in developing counters. This study develops the research methods to evaluate the specific role of water in diarrheal disease among children. It provides development...Read more

Health, Prosperity and Sustainability

The National Institutes for Water Resources
The Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition is an alliance of organizations that share a common vision for a healthy, green Ontario where the environmental, social and economic benefits of green infrastructure are fully realized.Read more
Regional focus: 
Canada

Aid Grant No. Aid/Asia/G-1198 to Cooperative American Relief Everywhere (CARE) to Establish Potable Water Systems in a Minimum of Six Korean Villages

U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided CARE to develop replicable integrated potable water systems for low-income residents in large Korean towns. CARE will construct the systems in nine towns chosen with the aid of County and Provincial Governments. Each system will consist of a pumping station, filtration and...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Possible Disinfection of Oral Rehydration Solutions

Published: 
November 13, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Because people in developing countries are frequently forced to use contaminated water in preparing the oral rehydration solutions (ORS) used to combat the effects of diarrhea, the question has been raised whether and how ORS's can be disinfected. This report summarizes the results of a...Read more

Testing CLTS Approaches for Scalability: Systematic Literature Review

Published: 
March 1, 2014
The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
The project, Testing CLTS Approaches for Scalability, evaluates through a rigorous research program three distinctive strategies to enhance the roles of local actors in Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) interventions in Kenya, Ghana and Ethiopia. The project aims to learn, capture and share...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Malawi: Report on the Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop on the Development of a National Action Plan

Published: 
July 1, 2014
The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
On 18 April, 2013, in Lilongwe, the Ministry of Health hosted a Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop on the Development of a National Action Plan on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Malawi. Stakeholders in Malawi from organizations involved in health and development efforts discussed...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Impacts of Climate-Related Hazardous Events on Drinking Water and Sanitation Coverage: Determining Vulnerability and Preparedness

The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Climate change is projected to alter the global hydrologic cycle, causing increasing intensification and variability in precipitation. These changes will adversely impact water and sanitation coverage. The severity of these climate-related hazardous events on drinking water and sanitation systems...Read more

Water and Sanitation Markets in the Pacific: Understanding Demand and Fostering Sustainable WASH Marketplaces

The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Sanitation marketing has been identified as a promising approach for increasing access to adequate sanitation. However, it is unclear if sanitation marketing offers a coherent framework that can transform the WASH sector in the Pacific into a sustainable, demand-driven market. Further, access to...Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

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