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 …

A healthy and a dignified life experience requires adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene
(WaSH) coverage. However, inadequate WaSH resources remain a significant public health …

Tackling global inequalities in access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) remains an
urgent issue–58% of annual diarrhoeal deaths are caused by inadequate WASH provision …

Background Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential for a healthy and dignified
life. International targets to reduce inadequate WASH coverage were set under the …

Background High-risk water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices are still prevalent in
most low-income countries. Because of limited access to WASH, children may be put at an …

Inadequate hygiene coupled with the conjunctive use of the shallow subsurface as both a
source of water and repository of faecal matter pose substantial risks to human health in low …

Safe and sufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) prevent the spread of disease in
health-care facilities (HCFs). Little research has been conducted on WaSH in HCF in sub …

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 …

■ In sub-Saharan Africa sanitation coverage is a mere 36%.■ Only 31% of the rural
inhabitants in developing countries have access to improved sanitation, as opposed 73% of …

The burden of infectious diseases may be reduced by adopting effective infection control
measures. Some of these are dependent on the provision of adequate and safe water …