WASH News Hygiene Promotion
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The VOTE
10 May 10
UNHCR : The Needs Refugees from the Central African Republic and Chad in Darfur continue to require
AH1N1 Virus Keeps Striking Cuba
10 May 10
For the fifth week in a row, the number of H1N1 cases continues to grow throughout the country, said
Sudan, Mundri: better hygiene means more girls stay in school
10 May 10
Many girls who do manage to go school in South Sudan, are forced to stay home one week a month
Ghana: About Six Million Ghanaians Still Practice Open Defecation
10 May 10
Twenty per cent of Ghanaians, representing about six million of the population practice open defecat
Real-world proof of hand washing's effectiveness
10 May 10
Scientists are reporting dramatic new real-world evidence supporting the idea that hand washing can
Nepal: new study says impact of menstruation on school attendance is overstated
10 May 10
A new study stating that menstruation has little impact on school attendance casts serious doubt on
Hands, water, and health : fecal contamination in Tanzanian communities with improved, non-networked water supplies
10 May 10
Pickering, A.J. … [et al.] (2010). Hands, water, and health : fecal contamination in Tanzanian
Nepal: new study says impact of menstruation on school attendance is overstated
10 May 10
A new study stating that menstruation has little impact on school attendance casts serious doubt on
Menstruation, sanitary products and school attendance
10 May 10
Oster, E. and Thornton, R. (2010). Menstruation, sanitary products and school attendance : evidence
Hands, water, and health : fecal contamination in Tanzanian communities with improved, non-networked water supplies
06 May 10
Pickering, A.J. … [et al.] (2010). Hands, water, and health : fecal contamination in Tanzanian
