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Making Toilets More Affordable for the Poor Through Microfinance [PDF]
, 2014 Over a 13-month period, the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) worked with a number of partners, including the international non-profit Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and International Development Enterprises (iDE), to pilot a ...
Adam Newman, Phyrum Kov, Susanna Smets
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Water Supply or ‘Beautiful Latrines’? Microcredit for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. [PDF]
, 2012 Around half of the Mekong Delta’s rural population lacks year-round access to clean water. In combination with inadequate hygiene and poor sanitation this creates a high risk of diseases.
Mollinga, Peter, Reis, Nadine
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Food Frontiers, EarlyView.Alpha‐lipoic acid (ALA) plays a significant role in alleviating isoflurane‐induced cognitive dysfunction in juvenile mice by activating PGC‐1α, which improves mitochondrial function and energy metabolism in astrocytes. As a potent antioxidant, ALA is commonly found in foods like spinach, broccoli, and yeast, and its supplementation may offer ...
Xingkai Zhao +4 more
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Advancing Food Safety in Bangladesh: Challenges and the Promise of Smart Sensor Technology
Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.This study critically analyzes prevalent food safety hazards in Bangladesh and identifies key challenges in food safety practices and regulations. It discusses factors influencing food safety and explores strategies to enhance public health. Additionally, advancements in smart sensor‐based detection methods for food hazards are highlighted to offer ...
Md Wadud Ahmed, Mohammed Kamruzzaman
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Application of existing knowledge: the only way to meet the MDG sanitation target in developing countries [PDF]
, 2008 The MDG sanitation target is, at current progress, unlikely to be met. The most important reasons for this are (1) that at local level, and in some countries at national level, engineers and planners simply do not know what sanitation systems are ...
Mara, D.D.
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Inequalities in measles immunization coverage among two-year-olds in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Measles, a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease, remains a significant public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles and achieving high immunization
Augustus Osborne +5 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2019 Background Baseline mapping of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections among school age children (SAC) in 2008–2009 found high or moderate prevalence in 13 of the 14 districts in Sierra Leone. Following these surveys, mass drug administration (MDA) of
Yakuba Mohamed Bah +10 more
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