Rubaiya, aged 10, lives with her parents in Palashbari, a sub-district of Gaibandha in northern Bangladesh. As in many villages in the country, only a small proportion of people in her village have typically had access to a latrine so open defecation was common and only a few people washed both hands with soap before […]
Regular handwashing with soap can have a major impact on combatting diarrhoeal diseases – the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. Its simple, its cheap, it saves lives – and yet around the world many people do not regularly wash their hands with soap. This is why Global Handwashing Day, […]
5,765,986 with improved hygiene practices* Diseases related to inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene are among the world’s most serious public health problems. Poor hygiene practices, such as not washing hands with soap or unhygienic water storage, are major contributors to ill health and the spread of disease. WSUP’s work in hygiene is primarily focused on […]
Women and girls living in the low-income communities of Dhaka lack the services and support required to practice safe menstrual hygiene. This Practice Note looks at a campaign that aimed to overcome the barriers to change.
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In the Madagascan capital Antananarivo (Tana), community groups are using revenues from water kiosks and other local sources to finance a drainage canal cleaning programme, critical to public health. This practice note argues that the Tana experience may provide a sustainable and scalable model for cross financing environmental health improvements.
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La pérennité financière est essentielle aux modèles durables de l’assainissement urbain et de l’hygiène environnementale. A Antananarivo (Tana), capitale malgache, les communautés utilisent les recettes des kiosques à eau pour financer le curage de canaux, une action essentielle pour la santé publique.
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