Objective To assess whether the lack of water or the lack of sanitation facilities in either the
home or in health facilities is associated with an increased risk of maternal mortality and to …

Objective To explore linkages between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and maternal
and perinatal health via a conceptual approach and a scoping review. Methods We …

Meeting the food needs of Africa's growing population over the next half-century will require
technologies that significantly improve rural livelihoods at minimal environmental cost …

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions: effects on child development in low‐ and
middle‐income countries - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access keys …

For the first time in human history more people now live and towns and cities than in rural
areas. In the wealthier countries of the world, the transition from predominantly rural to urban …

This paper demonstrates the fundamental linkages between the United Nations' third
millennium development goal (MDG)'to promote gender equality and to empower …

ABSTRACT In the Global South, gender roles and relations are closely connected to water
collection and use. The aim of this article is to move beyond the simple development …

Solar (photovoltaic) powered water pumps could be a real instrument for the alleviation of
water related deaths and illnesses in developing countries through the provision of clean …

Women living in low-income areas and informal settlements in the cities regularly have to
undergo hardships to access water from overstressed shared water sources in the absence …

This is an extremely well-researched and documented book. The authors hypothesis is that
the current water and wastewater sector is failing the populations of the western-world by …