This newsletter issue discusses how gender issues can be incorporated in participatory rural appraisal (PRA). Read more...
The topic of this issue of the newsletter is earth dams. The article describes a project in the village of Gangalma, Burkina Faso, where in 1986 an... Read more...
This article explores conceptual issues in the development and use of environmental health indicators for disease related to water and sanitation in... Read more...
On the basis of 3 surveys in rural Mali, a national plan has been drawn up to provide 45% of the population with drinking water supplies and improved... Read more...
In many societies, traditional roles are such that women are well placed to contribute significantly to the success of water supply and sanitation... Read more...
Two letters in reaction to the article "Making a start with district health libraries" by Materia et al in World Health Forum, vol. 15, no. Read more...
Provides guidelines on low-cost solid waste disposal for small hospitals or health centres in rural areas of developing countries. The article covers... Read more...
The use of sanitary latrines in a rural area in Bangladesh was found to have increased substantially (73 per cent compared to the national average of... Read more...