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This news feed on sanitation is maintained by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and by USAID’s Environmental Health knowledge management activity and the Hygiene Improvement Project. Its purpose is to provide news, information and resources to promote the 2008 International Year of Sanitation.


Web LinkUSAID Hygiene Improvement Project  Sanitation Marketing for Managers

Sanitation Marketing for Managers: Guidance for Tools and Program Development. July 2010. Full-text: http://www.hip.watsan.net/page/5007 Developed through HIP’s program in Uganda, this manual provides guidance and tools for designing a sanitation marketing program. It guides professionals in the fields of sanitation … Continue reading →

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Web LinkSIWI  Follow up on Call to Action for WASH in Schools Seminar, Sept. 9

Call to Action in Action –Follow up on Call to Action for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools Seminar at SIWI Date: 9th September 2010 Time: 14:00 – 17:30 Convenor: Call to Action for WASH in Schools Partners Call … Continue reading →

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Web LinkStanford University  filter uses nanostructures to purify water at low cost

High-speed filter uses electrified nanostructures to purify water at low cost By dipping plain cotton cloth in a high-tech broth full of silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes, Stanford researchers have developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that could easily be … Continue reading →

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Web LinkRethinking schools-based programming

“Schools are graveyards of failed infrastructure”, says Water For People CEO Ned Breslin in his blog Rising Tide on 27 August 2010. To rectify this, Water For People is now promoting integrated water and sanitation programs that cater both for … Continue reading →

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Web LinkWater For People gets US$ 5.6 million Gates grant for Sanitation as a Business program

Denver-based charity Water For People has received a US$ 5.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support their Sanitation as a Business program. The four-year grant allows Water For People to test and scale-up sustainable sanitation … Continue reading →

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Web LinkVoice of America  New Effort Brings Latrines to Rural Cambodia

In Cambodia, a new effort is focusing on improving rural sanitation and health by providing toilets to households. A novel way of doing that seems to be paying off, literally. Latrines – they are humble, necessary, and for the most … Continue reading →

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Web LinkEU bank issues US$46mn for water, sanitation in Malawi cities

APA-Lilongwe (Malawi) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released over MK7.2billion (US$46million) to Malawi for the investment in clean water and sanitation programmes in peri-urban areas of Blantyre and Lilongwe cities. According to EU Ambassador to Malawi, Alexander Baum, the … Continue reading →

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Web LinkChina  Street food blamed for cholera outbreak in Anhui

Some 30 people have been infected with cholera in Mengcheng county, East China’s Anhui province, since Aug 16, most after eating at local street food stalls, local health authorities said. Over the weekend, 20 of the patients were still receiving … Continue reading →

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Web LinkHousehold Water Treatment and the Millennium Development Goals

Environ. Sci. Technol., August 30, 2010 Household Water Treatment and the Millennium Development Goals: Keeping the Focus on Health Full-text: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es1018674 Thomas F. Clasen. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Other studies by Thomas Clasen – http://ehbibliography.wordpress.com/category/clasen-t/ Waterborne diseases … Continue reading →

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Web LinkHealth problems just starting in Pakistan

Aug 30 (Reuters) – As floodwaters recede in Pakistan, experts are warning the real problem — disease, food shortages and malnutrition — might just be starting. There have been 38,000 reported cases of acute diarrhea and at least one confirmed … Continue reading →

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