Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being. Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and helps to create resilient communities living in healthy environments.
Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being. Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and helps to create resilient communities living in healthy environments.Drinking unsafe water impairs health through illnesses such as diarrhoea, and untreated excreta contaminates groundwaters and ...
Safe WASH are crucial to human health and well-being. It contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and help to create resilient communities living in healthy environments.
Universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and adequate hygiene (WASH) services is essential to population health, welfare and development. Preventable water-related diseases claim tens of thousands of lives in the Western Pacific Region.
Estimating WASH-related burden of disease Unsafe WASH is linked to many diseases and risks including infections, non-communicable diseases from exposures to contaminants in drinking-water and adverse impacts on well-being.
Safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic.
This report summarizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global work on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during 2024
World Bank–supported WASH programs are improving access to clean water and sanitation for over 20 million Ethiopians, strengthening resilience and inclusion.