Sanitation Updates
This news feed on sanitation is maintained by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and by USAID’s WASHplus project. It was originally set up to promote the 2008 International Year of Sanitation and continues to provide news, information and resources in support of achieving the goal of sanitation for all.
E-learning course Governance in Urban Sanitation
10 Feb 12
The Local Development Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is conducting the next session of its e-learning course Governance in Urban Sanitation from 19 March to 25 May 2012. The e-course aims to enhance the …Continue reading →
The effect of cord cleansing on neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh
09 Feb 12
The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 8 February 2012 The effect of cord cleansing with chlorhexidine on neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial Full-text Shams El Arifeen DrPH, et al. Background – Up to half of neonatal deaths …Continue reading →
India – Government funds for sanitation inadequate, private sector should pool in
09 Feb 12
by Anupam Tyagi, Economic Times - Feb 9, 2012 More people die from inadequate sanitation-related causes in India everyday than 10 aeroplanes filled with 200 people each. This has high economic costs. Therefore, achieving adequate sanitation is an imperative. A summary of the …Continue reading →
Vacancy: Programme Officer Sanitation and Hygiene
09 Feb 12
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre is looking for candidates for the position of Programme Officer Sanitation and Hygiene. The Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist will be part of the Africa team and will be expected to participate in multi-disciplinary project …Continue reading →
Global market for household cleaning agents to reach US$ 83.23 billion by 2015, according to business analysts
08 Feb 12
Growing concerns about hygiene and the spread of infectious diseases are expected to boost the market for household cleaners in emerging economies such as China, India, Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc …Continue reading →
Rose George – Dirty little secret: the loo that saves lives in Liberia
07 Feb 12
Diarrhoea kills more children than HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria combined – and its main cause is food and water contaminated with human waste. Liberia’s president is trying to change all that. Feb 3, 2012 – Rose George, The Guardian For …Continue reading →
Germany: Metalheads get their own personal toilet
06 Feb 12
Nowadays some (older?) fans of black metal, death metal, gothic metal and the like are not averse to a bit of luxury. Since 2007, the organisers of Wacken Open Air (W:O:A), an annual heavy metal festival in Germany, offer attendees …Continue reading →
Germany: Metalheads get their own personal toilet
06 Feb 12
Nowadays some (older?) fans of black metal, death metal, gothic metal and the like are not averse to a bit of luxury. Since 2007, the organisers of Wacken Open Air (W:O:A), an annual heavy metal festival in Germany, offer attendees …Continue reading →
Moving beyond construction: Asian practitioners identify sludge management as a major issue
02 Feb 12
Which issues will sanitation and hygiene practitioners focus on in Asia? This was the question posed to the more than 50 professionals attending the 3rd Asia Regional Sanitation and Hygiene Practitioners Workshop which ends today in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Based on …Continue reading →
Moving beyond construction: Asian practitioners identify sludge management as a major issue
02 Feb 12
Which issues will sanitation and hygiene practitioners focus on in Asia? This was the question posed to the more than 50 professionals attending the 3rd Asia Regional Sanitation and Hygiene Practitioners Workshop which ends today in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Based on …Continue reading →
