Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion

Resources on sanitation and hygiene promotion.


ArticleBackground on Improved Sanitation for Hygiene Promotion

The health benefits of sanitation have been widely documented. The hygienic disposal of feces can reduce the incidence of diarrhea by 30-40%, yet globally some 2.6 billion people still do not have access to improved sanitation. Improved hygiene and sanitation provide health benefits for both the family that installs a latrine or other sanitation facility as well as their community buy reducing the amount of fecal contamination in their environment. Children's health is improved through fewer incidents of diarrhea, reduced exposure to worms and other parasites, and better quality of water supply. In addition, the lack of adequate sanitation facilities at schools prevents many girls from attending school. A wide range of solutions are available for both rural and urban settings and given the joint public-private benefits of improved sanitation, debate exists as to whether individuals alone should pay to build sanitation facilities or if public measures (subsidies) should be used for their promotion as well.

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ArticleOnline Resources

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Web LinkEcological Sanitation Information from GTZ

Knowledge, publications, database, and links from an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with operations worldwide.

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Web LinkHealth Impacts of Improved Household Sanitation

WELL Factsheet. November 2006.

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Web LinkHygiene Central

Publications and articles from the London School of Hygiene and Sanitation, including references on sanitation and hygiene.

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Web LinkODI Research on Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion

ODI’s research aims to understand the institutional and other factors that support or hinder policies and implementation of sanitation and hygiene programs.

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Web LinkSanitation and the Poor

WELL Resource Centre Network for Water, Sanitation, and Environmental Health. 2003.

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Web LinkSanitation is a Business: Approaches for Demand Oriented Policies

WSP, WSSCC, SDC. 2004.

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Web LinkSchool Sanitation and Hygiene Education: Results from the Assessment of a 6-country Pilot Project

IRC; UNICEF. May 2006.

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Web LinkTotal Community Led Sanitation

Resource page on community-led total sanitation from IDS. The site also has a French version.

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Web LinkWELL Fact Sheet on Low-cost sanitation in areas with shallow groundwater

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Web LinkWELL Fact Sheet on Why to promote sanitation?

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Web LinkWorld Bank Resources on On-Site Sanitation

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