The combination of natural disasters and inadequate infrastructure introduce unique
challenges in providing safe drinking water in low-income countries. For example, Nepal …

Improving the rate and extent of faecal decomposition in basic forms of sanitation such as pit
latrines would benefit around 1.7 billion users worldwide, but to do so requires a major …

Objectives The impact on diarrhoea of sanitation interventions has been heterogeneous. We
hypothesize that this is due to the level of prevailing faecal environmental contamination and …

From Joint Thinking to Joint Action: A Call to Action on Improving Water, Sanitation, and
Hygiene for Maternal and Newborn Health | PLOS Medicine Skip to main content …

Handwashing with soap is recognized as a cost-effective intervention to reduce morbidity
and mortality associated with enteric and respiratory infections. This study analyzes rural …

Having access to improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities constitute a key
component of healthy living and quality of life. Prolonged exposure to insanitary living …

Background The control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has primarily focused on
preventive chemotherapy and case management. Less attention has been placed on the …

Persons experiencing homelessness in the United States experience significant barriers to
self-care and personal hygiene, including limited access to clean showers, laundry and …

In the modern era, vegetation dynamics is an important aspect of climate change studies.
The present study examined spatiotemporal changes of (NDVI) normalized difference …

Background Diarrhea is still appeared to be as one of the leading global killers and disability-
adjusted life-years lost, particularly in the infant and children. As per WHO, about 88% of …