A Brief Summary of Global WASH Interventions

WASH practitioners and decision-makers lack evidence on the wider health and social effects of WASHinterventions needed to create a paradigm shift in the sector. A global overview and meta-analysis on the effects of different WASH interventions on...

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Main Authors: Andres, Luis, Borja-Vega, Christian, Fenwick, Crystal, Gomez-Suarez, Ronald, De Jesus Filho, Jaime
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/684351528356233641/A-brief-summary-of-global-WASH-interventions
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spelling okr-10986-298682021-05-25T10:54:37Z A Brief Summary of Global WASH Interventions Andres, Luis Borja-Vega, Christian Fenwick, Crystal Gomez-Suarez, Ronald De Jesus Filho, Jaime WATER SUPPLY SANITATION HYGIENE POVERTY REDUCTION DIARRHEA CHILD MORTALITY DISEASE CONTROL ABSENTEEISM ACCESS TO WATER WASH practitioners and decision-makers lack evidence on the wider health and social effects of WASHinterventions needed to create a paradigm shift in the sector. A global overview and meta-analysis on the effects of different WASH interventions on different health and socioeconomic outcomes was undertaken. The results of this analysis show that evaluations of WASH interventions continue to focus predominantly on reducing diarrheal disease and there is a strong need for larger, more rigorously designed studies covering a broader scope of outcome effects. Similarly, there is a need for greater geographical representation and finally, well-trained implementing agencies to achieve the desired results. 2018-06-18T14:48:25Z 2018-06-18T14:48:25Z 2018-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/684351528356233641/A-brief-summary-of-global-WASH-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29868 English Water Global Practice Knowledge Brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
HYGIENE
POVERTY REDUCTION
DIARRHEA
CHILD MORTALITY
DISEASE CONTROL
ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO WATER
spellingShingle WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
HYGIENE
POVERTY REDUCTION
DIARRHEA
CHILD MORTALITY
DISEASE CONTROL
ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO WATER
Andres, Luis
Borja-Vega, Christian
Fenwick, Crystal
Gomez-Suarez, Ronald
De Jesus Filho, Jaime
A Brief Summary of Global WASH Interventions
relation Water Global Practice Knowledge Brief;
description WASH practitioners and decision-makers lack evidence on the wider health and social effects of WASHinterventions needed to create a paradigm shift in the sector. A global overview and meta-analysis on the effects of different WASH interventions on different health and socioeconomic outcomes was undertaken. The results of this analysis show that evaluations of WASH interventions continue to focus predominantly on reducing diarrheal disease and there is a strong need for larger, more rigorously designed studies covering a broader scope of outcome effects. Similarly, there is a need for greater geographical representation and finally, well-trained implementing agencies to achieve the desired results.
format Brief
author Andres, Luis
Borja-Vega, Christian
Fenwick, Crystal
Gomez-Suarez, Ronald
De Jesus Filho, Jaime
author_facet Andres, Luis
Borja-Vega, Christian
Fenwick, Crystal
Gomez-Suarez, Ronald
De Jesus Filho, Jaime
author_sort Andres, Luis
title A Brief Summary of Global WASH Interventions
title_short A Brief Summary of Global WASH Interventions
title_full A Brief Summary of Global WASH Interventions
title_fullStr A Brief Summary of Global WASH Interventions
title_full_unstemmed A Brief Summary of Global WASH Interventions
title_sort brief summary of global wash interventions
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/684351528356233641/A-brief-summary-of-global-WASH-interventions
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