International Network to Promote Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage

International Network to Promote Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage

participants will consider a 5-year strategic plan to reduce waterborne disease through specific actions in research, advocacy, communication , and implementation. This first phase has seen progress in the organization and expansion of the network's participant base and real work in the field, building on the evidence that household water management can contribute to meeting the Millennium Deve...

Promotion of Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Unicef Wash Programmes

Chlorination and safe storage of household drinking water in developing countries to reduce waterborne disease.

Simple, effective and affordable methods are needed to treat and safely store non-piped, gathered household water. This study evaluated point-of-use chlorination and storage in special plastic containers of gathered household water for improving microbial quality and reducing diarrhoeal illness of consumers living under conditions of poor sanitation and hygiene. Community families were recruite...

Diarrhea Prevention through Household-Level Water Disinfection and Safe Storage in Zambia

A water quality intervention that consists of water treatment, safe storage, and community education was field tested in Kitwe, Zambia. A total of 166 intervention households were randomly selected from one community and 94 control households from another. Baseline surveys were conducted and the intervention distributed. Weekly active diarrhea surveillance, biweekly water testing, and a follow-...

Diarrhea prevention through household-level water disinfection and safe storage in Zambia.

A water quality intervention that consists of water treatment, safe storage, and community education was field tested in Kitwe, Zambia. A total of 166 intervention households were randomly selected from one community and 94 control households from another. Baseline surveys were conducted and the intervention was distributed. Weekly active diarrhea surveillance, biweekly water testing, and a fol...