A total of 144 studies were analysed to assess the impact of improved water supply and sanitation facilities on ascariasis, diarrhoea, dracunculiasis... 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...
The health impact of using biogas digesters in China is discussed. Read more...
Development practitioners often have relied solely on technology and education imposed from the outside, rather than (a) assessing existing cultural... Read more...
In a 4-week period in early 1976 in a poor, working class area of Cali, Colombia, the prevalences of diarrhoea, vomiting, common cold, and head lice... Read more...
This article focuses on human waste disposal practices in many major cities in China and elsewhere in Asia. Read more...
UNICEF has been working with the Government of India, since 1966, to provide safe water to the country's rural areas, and to improve sanitation in... Read more...
Sanitation with the People was filmed in October/November 1994 while the project was carrying out a participatory survey of past and present... Read more...
Many of the worst features of urban poverty in the Third World are environmental: poor access to safe water, unsanitary conditions, smoky kitchens,... Read more...
This textbook deals with water supply and sanitation appropriate for rural and low-income communities in Bangladesh. It consists of three parts. Read more...