Practical Tropical Sanitation

Practical Tropical Sanitation

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

SANITATION AND HYGIENE TO COMBAT NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES INITIAL LESSONS FROM PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION Access to water, sanitation and hygiene is fundamental for health. It plays a critical role the prevention and management of diseases including neglected tropical diseases which affect over 1 billion people among the poorest communities. WASH is one of five public health interventions to con...

Recent developments in hygiene behaviour research: an emphasis on methods and meaning.

This paper discusses some of the recent developments in hygiene behaviour research, focusing on operational research. A series of "rapid' assessments of hygiene behaviour were carried out in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia with a view to preparing a field handbook entitled Hygiene Evaluation Procedures (HEP). The HEP handbook is intended primarily for field personnel in water supply, sanitation an...

Sanitation for all: the global opportunity to increase transgenerational health gains and better understand the link between NCDs and NTDs, a scoping review

The global sanitation divide is narrowing. However, in many countries in Asia and Africa, the gap between rural and urban sanitation coverage is rather widening. Moreover, there is an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), notwithstanding to the already high burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). A scientific query is building on how the global 'sanitation for all' g...

Hygiene as Applied to Tropical and Sub-Tropical Climates

We have read the book with great interest, and while we cannot sa}7 that it contains anything not familiar to the student of hygiene in India, yet it certainly contains much not met with in ordinary manuals of hygiene, and as such is of special value. It is admirably illustrated. The chapter on conservancy is-particularly good, and to the reader at home full of new matter, the diagrams of forms...