IRC Associate
Shiny was Programme Officer for IRC's India Country Programme. She supported programme implementation and led communications for India. She also supported the Bangladesh Country Programme. Her interests lie in working towards gender transformative change and sustainability. Shiny's prior experience has been in research on gender and equity, in informal economy and evaluations, and urban governance.
Handwashing after contact with excreta is poorly practised globally, despite the likely positive health benefits. Read more...
The article discusses existing information services on health in developing countries, in particluar the Diarrhoeal Diseases Information Services... Read more...
This article examines the perceptions of cleanliness and the role of soap and hand washing in two poor Bangladeshi communities, one rural and one... Read more...
In 1986 a survey was conducted examining the performance of voluntary health promoters in slum areas around Pucallpa, Peru, three years after an... Read more...