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Papua New Guinea - Sanitation, Water Supply and Hygiene In Urban Informal Settlements [PDF]

, 2014
This paper is the result of the research conducted by the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank and key stakeholders in informal settlements in the capital Port Moresby and a representative provincial town, Wewak, to understand the conditions ...

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Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Global Health, 2018
Summary: Background: Poor nutrition and exposure to faecal contamination are associated with diarrhoea and growth faltering, both of which have long-term consequences for child health.
Clair Null, PhD, Christine P Stewart, PhD, Amy J Pickering, PhD, Holly N Dentz, MPH, Benjamin F Arnold, PhD, Charles D Arnold, MS, Jade Benjamin-Chung, PhD, Thomas Clasen, ProfPhD, Kathryn G Dewey, ProfPhD, Lia C H Fernald, ProfPhD, Alan E Hubbard, PhD, Patricia Kariger, PhD, Audrie Lin, PhD, Stephen P Luby, MD, Andrew Mertens, MS, Sammy M Njenga, PhD, Geoffrey Nyambane, MA, Pavani K Ram, MD, John M Colford, Jr, ProfMD   +18 more
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The Association Between Sanitation, Hygiene, and Stunting in Children Under Two-Years (an Analysis of Indonesia's Basic Health Research, 2013) [PDF]

, 2017
Background: This study aims to identify the relationship between sanitation, hygiene, and stunting in children under two-years in Indonesia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that examined 9,688 children under the age of two.
Badriyah, L. (Lulu'ul), Syafiq, A. (Ahmad)   +1 more
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Maintaining the Momentum: Advancing Health, Learning and Equity Through WASH in Schools [PDF]

, 2014
This publication lays out guiding principles around four priority areas: daily group hand washing; menstrual hygiene management (MHM), WASH in Schools in the post-2015 development agenda; and strengthening the evidence ...

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Raising Clean Hands: Advancing Learning, Health and Participation through WASH in Schools [PDF]

, 2010
Call to Action for WASH in Schools is the result of a collaboration between CARE, Dubai Cares, Emory University Center for Global Safe Water, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, Save the Children, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Water

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WASH in Schools Empowers Girls' Education: Proceedings of the Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools Virtual Conference 2013 [PDF]

, 2014
This publication brings together the key elements of the 16 presentations made at the Second Annual Virtual MHM in WinS Conference at UNICEF Headquarters in New York City on 21 November 2013.
Emily Vasquez, Marni Sommer, Murat Sahin, Nancy Worthington, Therese Dooley   +4 more
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity and disease prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income neighborhoods of Beira, Mozambique.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundInadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are important drivers of the global burden of disease, and their impact is exacerbated during outbreaks.
Rebecca S Kann, Jedidiah S Snyder, Courtney Victor, Zaida A Cumbe, Joshua V Garn, Sandy McGunegill, Rassul Nalá, Matthew C Freeman, Karen Levy   +8 more
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Effect of the lack of access to handwashing facilities on the global burden of lower respiratory infections, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2019

Heliyon
A lack of access to handwashing facilities is a significant risk factor for lower respiratory infections(LRIs). However, no studies have reported epidemiologic changes in the burden of LRIs attributed to the lack of access to handwashing facilities.
Zhenyu Mao, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yuchen Huang, Pengdou Zheng, Lingling Wang, Fengqin Zhang, Huiguo Liu, Hai Li, Ling Zhou, Wei Liu   +9 more
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Analysis of Research on the Effects of Improved Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene on the Health of People Living with HIV and AIDS and Programmatic Implications [PDF]

, 2007
This paper reviews the existing scientific and programmatic evidence, raises WASH issues in the HIV and AIDS context that need further study to build the evidence base, assesses current WASH guidance through a review of national HIV/AIDS guidelines from ...

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Towards Vision-Based Smart Hospitals: A System for Tracking and Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance [PDF]

, 2017
One in twenty-five patients admitted to a hospital will suffer from a hospital acquired infection. If we can intelligently track healthcare staff, patients, and visitors, we can better understand the sources of such infections.
Alahi, Alexandre, Beninati, William, Downing, Lance, Fei-Fei, Li, Guo, Michelle, Haque, Albert, Jopling, Jeffrey, Luo, Zelun, Milstein, Arnold, Platchek, Terry, Rege, Alisha, Singh, Amit, Yeung, Serena   +12 more
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