Research
Hygiene: prepaid water negative for handwashing, South Africa
13 Jun 07
Prepaid water meters impact negatively on handwashing behaviour, raising the risk of water-borne diseases in lower-income communities, a report by health experts has found. The research involved 107 households from Soweto in Johannesburg.
Water quality interventions: cost-effectiveness of non-piped sources and household treatment
13 Jun 07
Household-based chlorination was the most cost-effective where resources are limited; household filtration yields additional health gains at higher budget levels, researchers report from a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Household chlorination: sustainability Safe Water Systems assessed in Zambia
13 Jun 07
To assess the potential sustainability of the Safe Water Systems, a research team in Zambia analyzed costs in Zambia of "Clorin" brand product sold in bottles sufficient for a month of water treatment at a price of $0.09.
Safe Water System: less diarrhoea through simple water treatment at school in Kenya
13 Jun 07
Clinic visits for diarrhoea in a Kenyan school peaked during the January through March period in 2002 at 130 and in 2003 at 71, but in 2004, after project implementation, only 13 diarrhoea episodes were recorded.
