This evidence gap map (EGM) provides access to the best available evidence on the outcomes of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions and... Read more...
Since the first ever International Conference On MHM was hosted in Uganda in August 2014, there have been unrelenting efforts to break the silence on menstruation and address the subject more openly. Most recently, the MHM Coalition in Uganda committed to continue promoting the right of girls and... Read more...
“People are developing a taste for healthy living. They want improvement‑compared to us and what we are doing, they want better.” Md Amin Uddin one of the elders in Arua village in Keshabpur upazila, Jessore district, Bangladesh is optimistic about the future. Read more...
On May 5th each year the World Health Organization calls on health workers to wash their hands. Read more...
BRAC WASH was launched as an integrated programme with hygiene, sanitation and water as complementary elements, focused on underprivileged groups,... Read more...
This briefing note introduces WaterAid's advocacy campaign "Healthy Start on improving the health and nutrition of newborn babies and children... Read more...
Strategies to promote open defecation free (ODF) communities in Nepal's Terai region. Read more...
While the importance of hygiene is increasingly being recognized, far less consideration has been given to the role of the complete WASH package in... Read more...
Les programmes d'assainissement se concentrent en général sur la construction d'ouvrages, au détriment d'une promotion soutenue pour leur usage. Or, cette dernière peut faire plus pour la santé que n'importe quelle construction. N'importe quelle? Et si certains ouvrages favorisaient l'adoption de... Read more...
"The spreading of Ebola and a range of water and sanitation related diseases can be dramatically reduced by strengthening and promoting hygiene behaviours," says IRC's Africa Regional Programme Manager and Hygiene and Sanitation specialist Alana Potter. Read more...
What about looking deep into on-going WASH programmes and analysing their strengths and weaknesses? What about designing innovative ways of measuring the effectiveness of these approaches? And what about testing adjustments to their activities to make the interventions even more effective? Read more...
How can the health and the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors work together to reduce worm reinfection in Bangladesh. Read more...
WEDC published a guide on "Managing hygiene promotion in WASH programmes" to support implementers in monitoring hygienic behaviours. Read more...
The call by women MPs in Uganda to make mandatory provision of sanitary towels for all school girls under Universal Primary Education programme demands immediate action. This measure calls for support because it is necessary that our girls do not skip classes or drop out because of poor menstrual... Read more...
Toilets, trash and social status: the top 10 emergency hygiene challenges Read more...
Sue Barnes, founder of Project Dignity, a remarkable initiative for South African school girls, has been recognised as the 2013 Clarins Most Dynamic Woman of the Year. Read more...
The results of a three-country hygiene cost effectiveness study make interesting reading. Read more...
IRC and the BRAC WASH programme's efforts in reaching out to men through the tea stall approach as informal meeting spaces for men to talk about hygiene in Bangladesh. Read more...
Western-central municipality is first in Nepal to achieve TBC in Hygiene and Sanitation. Read more...