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
Review of USAID Rural Potable Water Programs, Haiti
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January 8, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides an overview of a 1980 assessment visit to Rural Water Supply projects implemented by CARE through an Operational Program Grant from USAID/Haiti. The document includes an overview of CARE's programs in rural water supply, comments and recommendations for the CARE/AID...Read more
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HaitiLatin America and the CaribbeanUSAID Hand-Operated Water Pump: A Classic Example of Technology Transfer
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January 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
A.I.D.'s technology transfer efforts have enabled various developing nations to produce their own hand-operated water pumps, thereby providing them with improved rural health, a source of pride and employment, and an alternative to costlier imported pumps. This report describes an A.I.D...Read more
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GlobalIntegrating WASH into NTD Programs: A Desk Review
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May 1, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
This desk review, Integrating WASH into Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Programs, documents the current state of knowledge within WASH and NTD programs and explores coordinated WASH-NTD integration programs or WASH activities that have been proven or tried to help achieve elimination or control...Read more
Integrating Sanitation Into Services for People Living with HIV and AIDS
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July 1, 2012U.S. Agency for International Development
The new PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) strategy calls for a comprehensive, multisectoral approach that expands access to prevention, care, and treatment in ways that promote sustainable country programs. This resources provides an outline of quick, easy ways to integrate...Read more
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Considerations for Accelerated PMTCT Programming
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource provides the reader with background on the reasons why water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is important to Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programs, as well as key programmatic considerations for improving the quality and effectiveness of PMTCT interventions. Read more
Downstream of the Toilet: Transforming Poo into Profit
U.S. Agency for International Development
This briefing note provides a look into the private-sector service delivery model that WASHplus and the International NGO Practica designed and piloted in Ambositra, Madagascar to sustainably manage fecal sludge generated in the city using low-cost decentralized technologies.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaIntegrating Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene into Nutrition Programming
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May 1, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource provides the reader with guidance on how to integrate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) components into nutrition programs. Provided in this document are guidance on key WASH practices, such as optimal handwashing, treatment and safe storage of household drinking water, sanitation...Read more
Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Mini Toolbox for Teachers and Schools in Zambia
U.S. Agency for International Development
This toolkit was designed to help teachers, School Health and Nutrition (SHN) coordinators, and other school personnel in Zambian primary schools who are carrying out menstrual hygiene management (MHM) programs or activities in their schools. It contains a set of basic documents, such as a...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaSustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa Website
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage for Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA), a regional initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development. SUWASA is designed to spread effective models of reform at the water utility and sector levels, and to facilitate innovative financing...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaSecuring Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage of Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development. Launched at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm, Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish...Read more
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