Monday, November 15, 2010

Hygiene, Sanitation, and Water: Forgotten Foundations of Health

Hygiene, Sanitation, and Water: Forgotten Foundations of Health


1
 Water Institute, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America, 2 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingom
Jamie Bartram
1Sandy Cairncross2*

Summary Points

  • A massive disease burden is associated with deficient hygiene, sanitation, and water supply and is largely preventable with proven, cost-effective interventions.
  • The total benefits of these interventions are greater than the health benefits alone and can be valued at more than the costs of the interventions.
  • Hygiene, sanitation, and water supply are development priorities, yet the ambition of international policy on drinking water and sanitation is inadequate.
  • Hygiene, sanitation, and water supply continue to have health implications in the developed world.
  • The active involvement of health professionals in hygiene, sanitation, and water supply is crucial to accelerating and consolidating progress for health./.../

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