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Zimbabwe - Scaling up the Community Health Club Model
Click on title to view/download: Zimbabwe – Scaling up the Community Health Club Model, 2009. (pdf, 645KB) Juliet Waterkeyn & Andrew Muringaniza. Africa AHEAD Association. It is clear that C… more →
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Zimbabwe - Scaling up the Community Health Club Model
envhealth@usaid wrote 1 week ago: Click on title to view/download: Zimbabwe – Scaling up the Community Health Club Model, 2009. … more →
Zambia - Toilets save eyesight, new study confirms
envhealth@usaid wrote 3 weeks ago: CALGARY, Nov. 16 /CNW/ – Why in the world is an organization dedicated to the treatment and pr … more →
USAID - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Improvement Training Package
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envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: The USAID Hygiene Improvement Project has prepared a “Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Improveme … more →
Rose George - How to save the world with sanitation
envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: There is a feisty old woman in every village. In Maparanhanga, a remote village in Mozambique, reach … more →
Sudan: UN helps southern clean up disease-causing waste in the South
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Some 16,000 volunteers will take to the streets of Juba, the capital of southern Sudan, next month i … more →
Gates Foundation awards $10.9 million to study impacts of sanitation on diseases
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envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: 05 November 2009 BERKELEY — Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received a f … more →
Kenya - Replacing the bucket latrine
envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: WAJIR EAST, 5 November 2009 (IRIN) – The sound of the evening bell at a local boarding high-sc … more →
Kenya: cholera outbreaks in the north, Coast and Nairobi slums
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: In early October 2009, at least 29 people died of cholera and hundreds more were being treated for c … more →
Ghana, Accra: Owning Latrines “Makes us Fat” – Local Community
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Generally, the main perceived advantages of latrine ownership are proximity/easy access and privacy. … more →
Nepal: menstruation a bugbear for schoolgirls
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Rural women in Nepal, especially schoolgirls, are still treated as untouchables during menstruation, … more →
Pakistan: ‘24% of country’s hospital beds occupied by waterborne disease patients’
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: In Pakistan, 38.5 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 50.7 million do not h … more →
New research on diarrheal diseases
envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: Diarrhoea kills over a million over-fives each year The number of deaths that could be prevented by … more →
Winners of Global Handwashing Day Slogan Contest
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envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Global Handwashing Day Slogan contest and over 500 s … more →
UNICEF/WHO - Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what can be done
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envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: NEW YORK, 14 October 2009 – Despite the existence of inexpensive and efficient means of treatment, … more →
In India, New Seat of Power for Women - the success of the "No Toilet, No Bride" program
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Prospective Brides Demand Sought-After Commodity: A Toilet. But by linking toilets to courtship, the … more →
Aid groups push toilet finance as a crisis buster
envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: Fri Oct 9, 2009 Aid groups and development banks have come up with the perfect, albeit ironic, solut … more →
Cholera vaccine seen safe, effective in India-study
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: An India-made cholera vaccine that meets World Health Organization (WHO) standards has proven to be … more →
South Africa, Cape Town: basic services needed to save babies
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: Toddler Sanele Qaqa should have been running around his home by now. Instead, his family is grieving … more →
Netherlands increases support to African water/sanitation sector
envhealth@usaid wrote 2 months ago: THE Netherlands government has increased financial support to some African countries in the water an … more →
