WASH and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Integration

The Power of Integration to Multiply Development Impact, A Learning Brief

Under the WASHplus project integration was a strategic approach to attain desired health and development outcomes and combined WASH with nutrition, education, HIV, and neglected tropical diseases programs. The brief features accompanying slide decks focusing on sector-specific integration programming.

WASHplus Country Snapshots and Results (2016)

WASHplus Country Snapshots and Results, 2016. This document provides a summary of country interventions and a snapshot of results as of 2015. Each WASHplus intervention is tailored to address the unique needs of a given country—whether it be improving school WASH, enhancing household sanitation options, or marketing improved cookstoves.

WASHplus Year Five Annual Report, October 2015

At the end of its fifth year, WASHplus has stories to tell, results to share, events to celebrate, and studies that add to the evidence base. WASHplus activities serve as the backdrop for many stories: the Zambian school girl who has access to privacy and menstrual supplies when she needs them, the Malian household that can now build an improved latrine on their rocky soil, the mother in Bangladesh who understands the importance of a feces-free environment, the Nepali home breathing cleaner air as it trials an improved cookstove.

WASHplus Presents at 2015 #UNCWaterandHealth Conference

WASHplus staff presented at the 2015 UNC Water and Health Conference organized by the UNC Water Institute. Here are some of the conference presentations. 

Integrating WASH into NTD Programs: A Desk Review

Integrating WASH into NTD Programs: A Desk Review, 2013. USAID WASHplus.
 

Integrating WASH into NTD Programs: Bangladesh Country Assessment

Integrating WASH into NTD Programs Bangladesh Country Assessment, 2013. USAID WASHplus.

USAID’s Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) program asked WASHplus to assess the intersection between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and NTD in Bangladesh. As neither trachoma nor schistosomiasis is endemic to Bangladesh, the disease of concern in this assessment was soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH).

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