Ensuring access to safe and sufficient water and sanitation and hygiene promotion in schools has great potential to improve health and education and... Read more...
Handwashing after contact with excreta is poorly practised globally, despite the likely positive health benefits. Read more...
After a decade of emphasis on accelerating water and sanitation infrastructure development, South Africa circles back to behaviour change. Read more...
Sharing a sanitation facility with just one to two other households can increase the risk of moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in young children,... Read more...
A new study provides compelling evidence on sanitation and hygiene risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and variability in that risk. Read more...
"The spreading of Ebola and a range of water and sanitation related diseases can be dramatically reduced by strengthening and promoting hygiene behaviours," says IRC's Africa Regional Programme Manager and Hygiene and Sanitation specialist Alana Potter. Read more...
A unique handwashing campaign jointly funded by SHARE (source) and the Wellcome Trust has shown for the first time that using emotional motivators – such as feelings of disgust and nurture – rather than health messages, can result in significant, long-lasting improvements in people's handwashing... Read more...