WASH
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WASH, used in international development programs, refers to "Water, Sanitation and Hygiene". Specifically it may refer to a water, sanitation and hygiene advocacy campaign initiated by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. Access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, and also impact poverty reduction and socio-economic development.
These areas are treated together as the impact of deficiencies in each area overlap strongly, and so to achieve a strong positive impact on public health, they need to be addressed together.
[edit] External links
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) - UNHCR website
- Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Home - Healthy Water - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website
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