By: Dr. Neeraj Mistry, Managing Director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases This post is part of a series created in partnership by WASH Advocates and Women Deliver. For more information, please contact Cecilia Snyder and Janna Oberdorf.…
On Earth Day, it is important to take action to protect our environment. It is equally important to realize that we share the same environment as those in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and around the world. This is especially true…
On April 9-11, 400 people gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the IRC Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium to share information, frameworks, methodology and think big about sector wide changes. The Symposium was divided into six topics that addressed…
Today’s release of the Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, represents the first-ever simultaneous effort to protect children from pneumonia and diarrhea, which…
Jackson Mwenya is Executive Director at Vision Africa Regional Network (VAREN) in Zambia. Here he tells us about 2 different Walks for Water and Sanitation held on World Water Day. In Zambia, about 30% of the rural population have no…
We have a lot to celebrate this World Water Day 2013, especially considering where we were just a few quick years ago on the global safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) crisis. But as we celebrate this annual event,…
Reprinted with permission by MCHIP-Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program This World Water Day, Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Egypt are focusing on key messages concerning water and hygiene to improve health outcomes and nutrition in the areas where they…
Post by Maame Yankah, Plan International Youth Representative This post originally appeared on the Plan International USA Blog While Ghana has one of the strongest emerging economies in Africa, over a quarter of the population does not have access to…
Guest post by Lisa Schechtman, Head of Policy and Advocacy for WaterAid in America Water is a women’s issue. It’s an important adage, one that highlights how we expect governments to prioritize investments in safe drinking water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and…
The following guest post provides snapshots of WASH and gender interventions in India that are supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. By Akhila Sivadas, Project Director, Center for Advocacy and Research (New Delhi): Rajasthani camp, a cluster of 600…