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U.N. rights experts call for proper toilets in prisons
People held in jails and other detention centres around the world frequently have no access to clean toilets; a violation of their basic human rights, three United Nations investigators said Wednesday… more →
Sanitation Updates
U.N. rights experts call for proper toilets in prisons
dietvorst wrote 1 day ago: People held in jails and other detention centres around the world frequently have no access to clean … more →
Margaret Batty - Kick up a stink for better sanitation
envhealth@usaid wrote 1 day ago: Photograph by Martin AnglesOn World Toilet Day, think of the 1.2 billion people with no loo, and the … more →
The 'big squat' to take a stand on sanitation - Jack Sim in Chennai
dietvorst wrote 4 days ago: Jack Sim, founder, World Toilet Organization (the other WTO, as he puts it) was in Chennai [India] f … more →
BBC News - Book launching on World Toilet Day 2009
envhealth@usaid wrote 5 days ago: Bog bards flushed about new book A Shetland project which aims to put new writing in public toilets … more →
A luxury item? WaterAid releases World Toilet Day video
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dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: In the run up to World Toilet Day on 19 November, WaterAid has released a new short highlighting the … more →
World Toilet Day flush with sanitation awareness
envhealth@usaid wrote 1 week ago: A toilet-shaped house in Suwon, South Korea; the world’s largest public restroom in Chongqing, China … more →
Zambia's Chief Macha scoops sanitation award in South Africa
envhealth@usaid wrote 1 week ago: Chief Macha of the Tonga speaking people in Southern Province has scooped an African Sanitation Lead … more →
Decentralized Waste Water Treatment Solutions in Developing Countries, Surabaya, Indonesia, 23-25 March 2010
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dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: Organised by: International Water Association (IWA) and Bremen Overseas Research and Development Ass … more →
SuSanA seminar on sustainable sanitation to formulate five key messages for the Africa Water Week
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: SuSanA special seminar: “Organizational co-learning for up scaling sustainable sanitation in Sub-Sah … more →
World Toilet Day, 19 November 2009
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: World Toilet Day was established on 19 November 2001 by the World Toilet Organization. Celebrated an … more →
Ghana: first national water forum held
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: The Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing Hon. Albert Abongo has stated that his ministry … more →
Tanzania: Unicef, Govt launch national hygiene campaign
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: A national campaign to improve hygiene and sanitation in Tanzania was launched in Dar es Salaam on 3 … more →
Tanzania - Launch of national hygiene campaign
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envhealth@usaid wrote 2 weeks ago: Unicef, Govt launch national hygiene campaign A national campaign to improve hygiene and sanitation … more →
Pakistan: ‘24% of country’s hospital beds occupied by waterborne disease patients’
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: In Pakistan, 38.5 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 50.7 million do not h … more →
Nepal: Sanitation finally a priority
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: The diarrhoea that spread earlier in 2009 in 18 districts across Nepal killed nearly 300 people; nea … more →
Report of Consultation on Sustainable Sanitation, Arghyam Trust, Bangalore, 09 Sept 2009
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dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: A consultation was organised by Arghyam Trust on 9th September 2009 at Bangalore, to share civil soc … more →
Guinea / Guinea-Bissau: driving home the cholera message
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: In Bafata, Guinea-Bissau, children go door-to-door counting mosquito nets, monitoring hand-washing a … more →
Guinea / Guinea-Bissau: driving home the cholera message
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: In Bafata, Guinea-Bissau, children go door-to-door counting mosquito nets, monitoring hand-washing a … more →
West Africa: stopping cholera emergencies
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: Cholera outbreaks in West Africa generally trigger extra hand-washings in households and panic-buyin … more →
