How can the health and the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors work together to reduce worm reinfection in Bangladesh.
Title | Integrating WASH into NTD programs : Bangladesh country assessment |
Publication Type | Progress Report |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | WASHplus |
Pagination | 36 p. |
Date Published | 10/2013 |
Publisher | WASHplus Project, fhi360 |
Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
Publication Language | English |
Keywords | case studies, helminthic infections |
Abstract | This report, commissioned by USAID's Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) programme, assesses the intersection between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in Bangladesh. It examines the existing WASH policy and programme context and identifies potential actions which, with investment, could improve the potential for reduced worm reinfection. Particular attention is given to the intersection of WASH and NTDs in the primary school setting. The report concludes that USAID's NTD programme can most effectively support WASH for STH control through the capacity |
Notes | Includes references and a list of contacts. |
URL | http://www.washplus.org/sites/default/files/washplus-bangladesh_ntds_0.pdf |