Title: The WASH Approach: Fighting Waterborne Disease in Emergency Situations

Refugees collect water from a public tap stand in an Adjumani settlement. © Wendee Nicole Rhino Camp, Arua District. Refugees in Uganda live on land donated by Ugandan nationals. Refugee families are given plots on which they can build temporary shelters and grow crops.© Wendee Nicole Oxfam staff members Tim Sutton (left) and Pius Nzuki Kitonyi (right) with the soon-to-be-repaired water pump in Adjumani. In disaster-affected situations, Oxfam takes a lead in delivering WASH-related services.© Wendee Nicole Hand-operated water pumps are a reliable source of precious water but require physical labor to get the water flowing.© Wendee Nicole The Swahili caption of this poster reads “How our water becomes contaminated.” This and other educational materials are available in multiple versions, customized for the various regions where open defecation is commonplace, including Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and South, South East, and South West Asia.Source: Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology / http://resources.cawst.org/ The foot-operated “tippy tap” provides a low-cost, low-tech, hands-free handwashing station.© Wendee Nicole Latrines can be a drastic and unwelcome departure for people who are accustomed to defecating in the open, and the public health benefits are not necessarily easy to sell.© Wendee Nicole ...
Source: EHP Research - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Featured Focus News Community Health Disaster Response Drinking Water Quality Infectious Disease Infrastructure International Environmental Health Microbial Agents Sanitation Warfare and Aftermath Water Pollution Source Type: research