Objective To estimate the burden of diarrhoeal diseases from exposure to inadequate water,
sanitation and hand hygiene in low‐and middle‐income settings and provide an overview of …

Background To develop updated estimates in response to new exposure and exposure-
response data of the burden of diarrhoea, respiratory infections, malnutrition …

The 2010 global burden of disease (GBD) study represents the latest effort to estimate the
global burden of disease and injuries and the associated risk factors. Like previous GBD …

Background Assessments of disease burden are important to inform national, regional, and
global strategies and to guide investment. We aimed to estimate the drinking water …

Objective To assess the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in
low‐and middle‐income settings. Methods The search strategy used C ochrane L ibrary …

Objectives To assess whether the joint effects of water and sanitation infrastructure, are
acting antagonistically (redundant services preventing the same cases of diarrhoeal …

We estimated the disease burden from water, sanitation, and hygiene at the global level
taking into account various disease outcomes, principally diarrheal diseases. The disability …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a rapidly growing urban population, with water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services representing the central needs for this population …

Abstract The Millennium Development Goals call for reducing by half the proportion of
people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. This goal was adopted in large …

Diarrhoeal disease is a significant contributor to child morbidity and mortality, particularly in
the developing world. Poor sanitation, a lack of personal hygiene and inadequate water …