- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and helps to create resilient communities living in healthy environments
- Guidance on WASH and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Safe WASH are crucial to human health and well-being It contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and help to create resilient communities living in healthy environments
- Water Sanitation and Health
Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and helps to create resilient communities living in healthy environments
- Estimating WASH-related burden of disease
Estimating WASH-related burden of disease Unsafe WASH is linked to many diseases and risks including infections, non-communicable diseases from exposures to contaminants in drinking-water and adverse impacts on well-being
- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - India
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Drinking-water encompasses water used for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene Water safety and quality are fundamental to human development and well-being Providing access to safe water is one of the most effective instruments in promoting health and reducing poverty
- WASH (Water, Sanitation Hygiene) and COVID-19
Safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic
- Sanitation - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO also supports collaboration between WASH and health programmes where sanitation is critical for disease prevention and risk reduction including neglected tropical diseases, cholera, polio and antimicrobial resistance, and environmental surveillance of pathogens
- Improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene can save 1. 4 million . . .
Half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1 4 million deaths and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, according to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and an accompanying article published in The Lancet “With growing WASH-related health
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