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.
Raised latrines survive floods in Bangladesh
19 Mar 13
Low cost latrines constructed by the Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) in Bangladesh performed well in their first real flood test. After the July 2012 floods, which also hit the CLP programme area in the districts of Jamalpur and Kurigram on …Continue reading →
A field tool for sanitation marketing surveys in Bangladesh
05 Feb 13
A sanitation marketing field tool developed for the BRAC WASH II programme in Bangladesh delivers, within just one week, a one-page overview matching sanitation supply and demand. Continue reading →
A field tool for sanitation marketing surveys in Bangladesh
19 Mar 13
A sanitation marketing field tool developed for the BRAC WASH II programme in Bangladesh delivers, within just one week, a one-page overview matching sanitation supply and demand. Continue reading →
SACOSAN-V – South Asian Conference on Sanitation, 11-13 November 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal
01 Feb 13
Heads of delegation from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will join other delegates from government, UN agencies, civil society and private sector to once again discuss the “biggest sanitation challenge in the world”. There are …Continue reading →
SACOSAN-V – South Asian Conference on Sanitation, 11-13 November 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal
19 Mar 13
Heads of delegation from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will join other delegates from government, UN agencies, civil society and private sector to once again discuss the “biggest sanitation challenge in the world”. There are …Continue reading →
ICDDRB – Update on WASH and hygiene practices
28 Jan 13
Study reveals impact of combined water and sanitation interventions in rural Bangladesh | Source: ICDDRB, Jan 25, 2013 A study by icddr,b researchers has demonstrated how combined water and sanitation interventions can significantly improve basic hygiene practices in rural communities. …Continue reading →
ICDDRB – Update on WASH and hygiene practices
19 Mar 13
Study reveals impact of combined water and sanitation interventions in rural Bangladesh | Source: ICDDRB, Jan 25, 2013 A study by icddr,b researchers has demonstrated how combined water and sanitation interventions can significantly improve basic hygiene practices in rural communities. …Continue reading →
WaterAid’s Hygiene Framework
25 Jan 13
This document sets out WaterAid’s framework for hygiene promotion and behaviour change in the countries where it works. It will also help organisations that work on hygiene in the context of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes. WaterAid has developed …Continue reading →
WaterAid’s Hygiene Framework
19 Mar 13
This document sets out WaterAid’s framework for hygiene promotion and behaviour change in the countries where it works. It will also help organisations that work on hygiene in the context of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes. WaterAid has developed …Continue reading →
Save Lives: Clean Your Hands – 5 May 2013
23 Jan 13
This annual global campaign on 5 May supports the World Health Organization’s (WHO) effort to improve hand hygiene in health care and thus prevent often life threatening healthcare-associated infections (HAI). It was launched in 2009 as a follow-up to WHO’s First …Continue reading →
