Former IRC Associate
Bertha has over 16 years post qualification experience as a Civil Engineer with specialization in water supply and sanitation engineering. She is a professional engineer (P.E) and member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (Civil Division). She is currently part of a team developing a national solid waste management model. Bertha recently led the development of an Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building programme for the GAMA Sanitation and Water project under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Menstrual cups (MCs) are acceptable among schoolgirls in rural Uganda and can be an acceptable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly menstrual... Read more...
This study provides new evidence that WASH access and practices are associated with self-reported reproductive tract infection symptoms in rural... Read more...
While the importance of hygiene is increasingly being recognized, far less consideration has been given to the role of the complete WASH package in... Read more...
Paper presented at the South Asia Hygiene Practitioners Workshop, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1 to 4 February 2010 Read more...
Stool disposal practices have been shown to be associated with childhood diarrhoea. However, efforts to promote improved hygiene behaviour are... Read more...
This study examines the effect of maternal personal and domestic hygiene on the incidence of diarrhoea in children aged 6-23 months from rural areas... Read more...
The use of observation techniques has been promoted for the study of hygiene practices; however, questions still remain about the validity and... Read more...