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Sanitation Scenario during the pandemic in India

By |October 13th, 2022|

Background The COVID-19 pandemic spread to India when its first case, in Kerala, was confirmed on 30 January 2020. As of 5 October 2020, there have been 6.62 million positive cases, with 5.59 million recoveries, and 103,000 deaths across the country. On 24 March [...]

Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Somalia

By |September 16th, 2022|

Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Somalia: “Shido la aan ayaa laxaaaraa, aniga iyo ceeb, cabsi isdeynay, wiilkaan Sodahda u ahay iyo anigu labo musqulood ban kala aadnaa" said Mama Ceeblo, meaning “No stress and pain, I am free from fear and gossip, my [...]

Short-term Faecal Sludge Management Solutions in Urban India

By |August 5th, 2019|

India has been undergoing a rapidly accelerating process of urbanization for more than a decade. It is estimated that by the year 2030, 590 million Indians will reside in Indian cities, compared to 340 million in 2008.1 Given this, there have been calls for [...]

Children and Sanitation: The Effects of Open Defecation

By |July 31st, 2019|

Children and youth are often the most severely affected by inadequate sanitation and open defecation. By virtue of their developing immune systems, they are affected by a host of illnesses and conditions ranging from physical and mental stunting to cholera and malnutrition. When considered [...]

Healthcare Absenteeism and Medical Shortages in Rural India

By |June 24th, 2019|

India's state of health care has been a much-discussed topic over the past few weeks owing to tragic medical emergencies like that of the unfortunate deaths of over 150 children in Muzaffarpur, Bihar triggered by malnourishment or the recent nation-wide protests over the alleged [...]

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