Factsheets for SSH4A countries
The factsheets for countries in the SSH4A programme give information on the sanitation situation in each country, the aims of the SSH4A programme in the country in question, the partners involved, the programme goal, the emerging results and the key lessons.
Factsheet Bhutan
In Bhutan access to basic sanitation is high. The challenge is to ensure progress towards access to improved and hygienic sanitation.
Fact-Sheet--(Bhutan).pdf (214.1 kB)
Factsheet Cambodia
Sanitation and hygiene in Cambodia are facing huge challenges, especially in the rural areas where more than 80% of the population live. There is very low access to sanitation and hygiene.
Fact-Sheet--(Cambodia).pdf (217.0 kB)
Factsheet Laos
Sanitation coverage is very low (estimated 8% in project areas) in Savannakhet province. Many villages do not have a single toilet, most people have never used a toilet in their life. The challenge for the project is first to create demand for sanitation, and then introduce cost-effective toilet designs that are affordable for poor households, to enable the village to reach full sanitation coverage.
Fact-Sheet--(Laos).pdf (221.2 kB)
Factsheet Nepal
About 80% of the total population in Nepal live in rural areas, out of which only 37% have access to sanitation. It is estimated only 26% of the existing latrines are used hygienically. Poor sanitation and hygiene are major causes of diarrhoea outbreaks in Nepal. The government of Nepal recognizes this and has endorsed the National Hygiene and Sanitation Master Plan.
Fact-Sheet--(Nepal).pdf (218.1 kB)
Factsheet Vietnam
In Vietnam 52% of the households in the rural areas have access to hygienic toilets, but there are considerable variations between the provinces. The remote mountainous in the north-western provinces have a high number of ethnic minority groups and households living in poverty. Open defecation is commonly practised and access to improved sanitation is as low as 21%.
Fact-Sheet--(Vietnam).pdf (240.6 kB)
