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The World Bank (2008). Environmental health and child survival - Epidemiology, Economics, Experiences. The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA. [4 KB]

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The overall aim of this report is to provide information to decision-makers on the optimal design of policies to help reduce premature deaths and illness in children under five …

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Roose, S., Spijksma, E., van Daalen, T., Singeling, M. (2010). Smart hygiene solutions: Examples of hygiene methods & tools and tips. Netherlands Water Partnership, KIT Publishers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. [1.14 MB]

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Approximately 120 million children are born in the developing world each year. Halve of these children will live in households without access to improved water and sanitation, …

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Curtis, V., Scott, B., Cardosi, J. (2000). The Handwashing Handbook - A guide for developing a hygiene promotion program to increase handwashing with soap. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. [642.09 KB]

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This handbook grows out of the experience of the Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap (PPPHW) and its predecessor, the Central American Handwashing for …

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IRC (2007). Towards effective programming for WASH in schools - A manual on scaling up programmes for water, sanitation and hygiene in schools. UNICEF and International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC). [2.47 MB]

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The manual you are reading now is an update of the earlier, popular manual entitled Towards Better Programming: A manual on school sanitation and hygiene education, published by …

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Newborne, P. (2010). Making the case for sanitation and hygiene: opening doors in health - Background note. Overseas Development Institute, London, UK. [216.83 KB]

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Advocates of sanitation and hygiene have redoubled their efforts to raise the profile of sanitation and hygiene in development in recent years. The 2008 International Year of …

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WSP (2009). Are your hands clean enough? - Study findings on handwashing with soap behaviour in Kenya. World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), Kenya. [4.84 MB]

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Washing hands with soap at the right times can reduce instances of diarrhea by 35–50 percent. Evidence also suggests that handwashing with soap can reduce acute respiratory …

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Ecosan Club (ed.) (2009). Greywater - treatment and reuse. Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP), Issue 1. EcoSan Club, Austria. [2.19 MB]

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Issue 1 is dedicated to "Greywater". Five contributions showing results from projects, in which members of the EcoSan Club Austria have been involved. The papers highlight …

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Morgan, P. (2011). Hand washing devices - How to make and use. Aquamor Pvt Ltd., Zimbabwe. [5.25 MB]

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The information in this simple booklet has been accumulated over many years by the writer, from the early days of the Blair Institute, of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare …

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Mosler, H., Huber, A., Inauen, J., Tobias, R. (2012). How to achieve evidence-based behavioural change. Article in Sandec News 13/2012, EAWAG, Switzerland. [201.22 KB]

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Practitioners throughout the world report of unused or misused toilets (e.g. used as storage rooms), abandoned newly constructed wells or inadequate hygiene practices. Providing …

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Fit for School Inc. (2009). Manual for teachers - for the Implementation of the Essential Health Care Program in Schools. Fit for School Inc., Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. [3 MB]

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Education and health go hand in hand. Children need to be healthy to be fit for school. Sadly, too many children in the Philippines are afflicted by everyday ailments that impact …

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Benzian, H., Monse, B., Belizario, V., Schratz, A., Sahin, M., van Palenstein, W., Helderman, W. (2012). Public health in action: effective school health needs renewed international attention. Glob Health Action 2012, 5: 14870 - DOI: 10.3402/gha.v5i0.14870. [602.43 KB]

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School health programmes as a platform to deliver high-impact health interventions are currently underrated by decision makers and do not get adequate attention from the …

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Luethi, C., Morel, A., Tilley, E., Ulrich, L. (2011). Community-Led Urban environmental sanitation planning: CLUES - Complete guidelines for decision-makers with 30 tools. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland, WSSCC, Geneva, Switzerland and UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, Kenya. [4.75 MB]

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The Community-Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (CLUES) approach presents comprehensive guidelines for the planning and implementation of environmental sanitation infrastructure …

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Stenström, T.A., Seidu, R., Ekane, N., Zurbrügg, C. (2011). Microbial exposure and health assessments in sanitation technologies and systems - EcoSanRes Series, 2011-1. Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm, Sweden. [5.3 MB]

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The main objective of a sanitation system is to protect and promote human health. This is done by providing and maintaining a clean environment without faecal contamination and by …

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WIN-SA (2011). What happens when the pit is full? - Developments in on-site faecal sludge management (FSM). Water Information Network South Africa. [4.22 MB]

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The objective of the seminar was to enable anyone responsible for the sustainable operation of on-site sanitation systems to find out about new developments in the field, and to …

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Tilley, E., Lüthi, C., Morel, A., Zurbrügg, C., Schertenleib, R. (2008). Compendium of sanitation systems and technologies. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG). [5.27 MB]

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This Compendium aims at pulling the main information on sanitation technologies together in one volume. Moreover, the Compendium is to promote a systems approach; sanitation …

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von Münch, E., Winker, M. (2011). Technology review of urine diversion components - Overview on urine diversion components such as waterless urinals, urine diversion toilets, urine storage and reuse systems. Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. [2.78 MB]

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The publication explains the purposes of urine diversion, its benefits and challenges, urine precipitation, urine treatment and reuse in agriculture. Further, it provides an …

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Gutterer, B., Sasse, L., Panzerbieter, T., Reckerzügel, T. (2009). Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) and sanitation in developing countries - A practical guide - sample version, selected pages only. Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University, UK, in association with Bremen Overseas Research (BORDA), Germany. [6.64 MB]

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The guidebook "Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems and Sanitation in Developing Countries – A practical guide" is addressed to Urban Service Providers or National and …

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Hoffmann, H., Platzer, C., von Münch, E., Winker, M. (2011). Technology review of constructed wetlands - Subsurface flow constructed wetlands for greywater and domestic wastewater treatment. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [2.36 MB]

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This booklet focuses on treating domestic/municipal wastewater or greywater with subsurface flow constructed wetlands with coarse sand as a filter medium. The emphasis is on the …

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Various authors (2012). Second International Faecal Sludge Management Conference - Durban, South Africa. FSM2, Durban, South Africa. [862.91 KB]

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The Second International Faecal Sludge Management Conference was held in Durban from the 29th to the 31st of October 2012. 320 delegates from around the world shared ideas and …

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Rieck, C., von Münch, E., Hoffmann, H. (2012). Technology review of urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) - Overview on design, management, maintenance and costs. Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [5.07 MB]

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This technology review deals with a type of toilet designed specifically for dry excreta management called the urinediverting dry toilet (UDDT). It is a sanitation system for …

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von Münch, E., Ingle, R., Mbalo, D., Kappauf, L. (eds.) (2012). Compilation of 13 factsheets on key sustainable sanitation topics. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) and GIZ, Germany. [5.25 MB]

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This factsheet book is a compilation of 13 thematic factsheets which were produced by the eleven SuSanA working groups. What makes these factsheets special is that they are …

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