A call for safely managed sanitation. Read more...
Unsafely managed sanitation, especially in rural areas, remains a challenge in developing countries as a result of population growth, climate change... Read more...
An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches. Read more...
IRC collaborated with partners to develop a new approach to assess WASH risks in marginal populations in Ethiopia. Read more...
Behaviour change is not sufficient in itself to improve health and livelihoods, nor is construction, improving accountability, training, capacity... Read more...
Experts meet to discuss reaching a consensus on what the evidence tells us. Read more...
This review confirms positive impacts of sanitation on aspects of health, but evidence gaps remain. More research is needed that rigorously describes... Read more...
The economic impacts of inadequate sanitation for health, access time and tourism is estimated to be INR 2.4 trillion ($53.8 billion) in 2006. In... Read more...
A lack of sanitation access in the community is a significant risk factor for anaemia and child growth stunting, but not for incidence of diarrhoea... Read more...
World Vision promotes and provides adapted water and sanitation facilities for the disabled. Read more...
The biggest health gains will be realised when entire communities use improved sanitation services. Read more...
An information guide to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in schools, health care facilities, the workplace, orphanages, prisons, refugee... Read more...
Several inspiring IRC sessions and side events. Read more...
Lack of access to sanitation cost the global economy US$222.9 billion in 2015, up from US$182.5 billion in 2010, a rise of 22%. 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 study on sanitation-related psychosocial stress among Indian women in Odisha finds that: Sanitation-behaviors are more expansive than urination and... Read more...
A successful pilot in Ethiopia deserves to be scaled up for health care centres in other parts of the country. Read more...
Simavi is using integrated approaches in the MKAJI programme in Tanzania's Dodoma Region. Read more...
This evidence gap map (EGM) provides access to the best available evidence on the outcomes of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions and... Read more...