Sanitation & Hygiene

Low-cost Technology for Treating Human Waste – Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation  – Can Aid in Putting an End to Open Defecation and Manual Scavenging in India

A simple, low-cost technology for treating human waste – developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – can aid in putting an end to open defecation and manual scavenging in the country.

A Campaign that Seeks to Eliminate the Practice of Open Defecation is Producing Positive Results for Poor Communities in the Philippines, Especially for Women and Children

The Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) project of the World Bank and the Philippines’ Department of Health tapped families to map their community, indicating houses without access to toilets and water and identifying open spaces that are contaminated by human faeces.

Global Efforts to Provide Improved Water and Sanitation for All Are Gaining Momentum, but Serious Gaps in Funding Continue to Hamper Progress, According to a New Report from WHO on Behalf of UN-Water

Global efforts to provide improved water and sanitation for all are gaining momentum, but serious gaps in funding continue to hamper progress, according to a new report from WHO on behalf of UN-Water.

The Toilet Couples a Modern Public Toilet with an Advanced on-site Biological Treatment System and Uses Minimum Water

The flush toilet as we know it today has been in use since 1775, when a Scottish watchmaker called Alexander Cumming patented it. It has changed little in its 239-year existence, if you discount the frills.

Sanergy Commits to Establish a Network of Over 2,000 Fresh Life Operators to Manage Hygienic Toilets to Help 300,000 People in Kenya

Social enterprise Sanergy has announced its plan to join the Business Call to Action (BCtA). Sanergy brings its expertise in providing affordable and sustainable solutions for tackling the sanitation issue in Africa.

The Link Between Sanitation and Schooling

By Kiran Bhatty

Extensive New Evidence Shows that Building Toilets Alone Will Not Eliminate Open Defecation in India as Not Everyone Who Has Access to Toilet, Especially Men, Believe that It’s Important to Use It

Not having a toilet remains the major problem in sanitation: 60 per cent of rural households and just under 10 per cent of urban households in India do not have access to a toilet, according to new official data from the 68th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS) data

Africa is the Most Vulnerable Continent to Climate Change and There is Need for Government to Put Water and Sanitation on Top of Their Development Agendas, According to Representative of the Africa Ministers Council on Water

In her opening remarks at the ongoing sixth Water, Climate Development Programme (WACDEP), which started in Harare on Monday, Ms Oualkacha said: "Climate change poses serious threats to sustained economic growth, the quality of life and political stability.