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.
36th WEDC International Conference, July 1-5, 2013, Nakuru, Kenya
08 Jan 13
Delivering Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in an Uncertain Environment Dates: 1-5 July 2013, Location: co-hosted at Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya CALL FOR PAPERS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS The WEDC International Conference is a comprehensive learning event, which provides continued professional …Continue reading →
Renewed research call for low-cost sanitation technologies in Bangladesh [deadline18 Feb 2013]
08 Jan 13
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre announces a renewed research call for: Low-cost sanitation technologies for areas with high water tables This call is part of the BRAC WASH II programme in which EUR 1.5 million will be used for …Continue reading →
IFC Announces Partnership to Increase Access to Affordable Sanitation in East Africa
08 Jan 13
Nairobi, Kenya, December 18, 2012—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to catalyze the market for improved sanitation and accelerate access to more affordable sanitation solutions for low-income households …Continue reading →
Impact of Infectious Diseases on Cognitive Development in Childhood and Beyond: Potential Mitigational Role of Hygiene
08 Jan 13
The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2012, 6, 65-70 Impact of Infectious Diseases on Cognitive Development in Childhood and Beyond: Potential Mitigational Role of Hygiene Full text, pdf M. Khalid Ijaz and Joseph R. Rubino Enteric infections in the early years …Continue reading →
UNICEF – Community case management of diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia
08 Jan 13
Community case management of diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia: Tracking science to policy and practice in sub-Saharan Africa, 2012. Full text, pdf UNICEF Community case management (CCM) increases access to treatment to those beyond the reach of health facilities and has …Continue reading →
Updates from the Sanitation Marketing Community of Practice
08 Jan 13
The Sanitation Marketing Community of Practice – an initiative of the Australian WASH Reference Group and managed by WaterAid Australia. Below are 2 new announcements. 1 – Yolande Coombes, WSP is available to answer SanMark questions The Sanitation Marketing Community …Continue reading →
WASH in Schools e-debate results feed into key international working groups
08 Jan 13
From September to November 2012, IRC hosted three e-debates around topics inspired by the SWASH+ Project, an action-research school WASH project in Kenya. The results from the debates have infiltrated key international working groups. These include the JMP Post-2015 Working Groups, the Sustainable Sanitation …Continue reading →
Alive & Thrive – Reducing stunting through improved feeding and handwashing
08 Jan 13
Handwashing with soap before handling a child’s food is critical to child health and nutrition. Alive & Thrive, the Institute of Public Health Nutrition, and the Department of Public Health Engineering launched a campaign in Bangladesh linking handwashing and adequate, appropriate, …Continue reading →
USAID/Afghanistan – Afghan Sustainable Water Supply & Sanitation (SWSS) Project
08 Jan 13
Afghan Sustainable Water Supply & Sanitation (SWSS) Project, 2012. Sustainable Health Outcomes Unit, Project Final Report. (Full text, pdf) USAID/Afghanistan Introduction The USAID Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (SWSS) project, led by Tetra Tech ARD, was designed to improve the …Continue reading →
Darren Saywell/Plan Int’l – Urban Frontiers for Sanitation Programs
08 Jan 13
Below is a link to Darren Saywell’s presentation to the USAID Sanitation Working Group on December 12, 2012. Urban Frontiers for Sanitation Programs (pdf, 4.8MB) Content Urban Frontiers for Sanitation Programs - Time to Get Real or Time to Get Really Worried? How …Continue reading →
