A total of 144 studies were analysed to assess the impact of improved water supply and sanitation facilities on ascariasis, diarrhoea, dracunculiasis... Read more...
The incidence of eye infections in a community is generally accepted as an indicator of the adequacy of water supply for their needs. However,... Read more...
Lemon juice was studied as a natural biocide for disinfecting drinking water and inhibiting Vibrio cholerae. Read more...
During the first half of 1992 the private sector in Trinidad and Tobago spent TT$ 540 660 on cholera-related advertisements and private announcements... Read more...
Between 1 January and 31 July 1992 a cholera epidemic caused 548 reported cases in Riohacha (population 68,000), Colombia. Read more...
The performance of a small-scale water disinfection system which was installed in a hospital in Mexico City in August 1989 was evaluated. Read more...
This report includes an evaluation of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) in Latin America and the Caribbean, and... Read more...
In 1986 a survey was conducted examining the performance of voluntary health promoters in slum areas around Pucallpa, Peru, three years after an... Read more...
A tube well near Koudougou in Burkina Faso was accidentally polluted. Several causes of the faecal pollution are discussed. Read more...
The health impact of using biogas digesters in China is discussed. Read more...