Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: May 31, 2007
All Areas of Focus » Health »

Sanitation

Med_landfill

Sanitation

Sanitation refers to maintaining clean and hygienic living conditions to prevent the spread of disease by properly disposing of sewage and other waste, correct handling of food and water supplies, and the control of disease carriers such as mosquitoes and rats.


Serious about sanitation? Find or start a discussion forum here and share your stories with like-minded people


Related WiserEarth Portals

Alternative Medicine
Asthma
Cancer
Ecological Change and Emerging Diseases
Endocrine Disruptors
Environmental Health
Environmental Toxicology
Green Hospital Movement
Health Care Access
Health Education
HIV/AIDS
Infectious Diseases
Malaria
Medical Biotechnology
Pesticides
Public Health
Tuberculosis


Featured Organizations

IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre has facilitated the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain.
Med_ircgreen



Tn_w4pWater For People Water For People helps the most impoverished people worldwide improve their quality of life by supporting sustainable drinking water, sanitation and hygiene projects.



Resources

WHO: Water, Sanitation and Health

For Her, It's the Big Issue: Putting Women at the Centre of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene

BBC: Using the sun to sterilise water



Keywords
clean, water, disease, hygiene, rural, developing countries, sewage, garbage, purification, pest control, waste disposal, wastewater, water treatment, spread of disease, public health, access to water, water supply security, microbial contaminants, purity, environmental health, air, waste, stormwater


Photo Sources:
Top Right: Landfill

Comments (1 - 0 of 0)

Login to Post a Comment.