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
Dependable Precipitation and Potential Yields for Senegal: a Practical Guide for Rain fed Agriculture
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May 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
A substantial potential exists for improving rain fed agriculture in Senegal. Thus concludes this study, which analyzes the relationships among precipitation levels, growing season lengths, and potential agricultural yield in that country. The study begins by determining monthly dependable...Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaEnvironmental Health in Egypt: A Sectoral Assessment and Recommendations
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April 19, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Vigorous multidisciplinary and multiagency steps have been taken to strengthen operational activities in Egypt. This report serves three purposes: to identify the current situation in Egypt, show the shortcomings of the current environmental and legal systems, and provide recommendations on the...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaRecommendations for the Rural Water and Environmental Sanitation Project in Peru
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April 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Document offers recommendations for the rural water and environmental sanitation project in Peru.Read more
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PeruLatin America and the CaribbeanCommunity Water Supply and Sanitation in Sudan
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April 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the visit was to analyze ongoing and proposed USAID projects as well as other more general water and sanitation problems in Sudan. It is recommended that a water supply and sanitation component be added to the ongoing Northern Primary Health Care and Rural Health Care projects...Read more
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SudanSub-Saharan AfricaReport of the First Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Human Resources Development
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March 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Report from the first meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Human Resources Development held at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 11-12 1982.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaParticipants Manual for Sessions on Water Supply and Sanitation: USAID Workshop on Primary Health Care in Africa, November 15-20, 1981, Lome, Togo
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February 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This manual contains 3 types of documents: resource documents prepared by speakers, background papers/checklists/worksheets and case studies, and appendices consisting of a series of abstracts, lists of lenders, and reference from contact on planning rural water supplies. The workshop sessions on...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaEnvironmental Sanitation and Protection Project
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to test options for improving environmental sanitation in Botswana. Evaluation covers the period 1/80-12/81 and is based on document review, onsite interviews with project functionaries and beneficiaries, and field visits. The project has not progressed as planned. Due to poor...Read more
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BotswanaSub-Saharan AfricaSeason and Strategy: the Changing Organization of the Rural Water Sector in Botswana
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This monograph shows how seasonal variations and traditional land and water use practices have continued to shape rural water sector strategies in Botswana, even after the advent of active government interference in the sector. It also describes how several major government interventions have been...Read more
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BotswanaSub-Saharan AfricaBamboo-Reinforced Concrete Rainwater Collection Tanks
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
The Community-Based Appropriate Technology and Development Services (CBATDS) program has registered significant successes in the introduction and wider dissemination of technologies to provide potable water to villages in semi-arid drought-prone Northeaster Thailand. The year pilot project...Read more
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ThailandEast Asia and PacificMeans of Disease Transmission
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Water- and sanitation-related diseases are major causes of illness and death among people in both rural and urban areas in many developing countries. This technical note describes what causes these diseases, how they are spread and the factors influencing their transmission. Methods for preventing...Read more
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