It is estimated that Nepal bears an annual loss of about 10 billion rupees in terms of health expenses, loss of productivity and decline in tourism caused by poor sanitation condition (SCNSA 2000). In response to this, The Government of Nepal formulated the Sanitation and Hygiene Master Plan 2011. This paper examines how this ambitious and well designed plan will be implemented on the ground.
March 2012 Special Edition of the IDS bulletin "Some for All?" features a number of articles on water,sanitation and hygiene issues, including "Barriers and Opportunities for Sanitation and Water for All, as Envisaged by the New Delhi Statement" by Jon Lane, Executive Director, WSSCC.
This menstrual hygiene management study was carried out in Azad Kashmir UC and MC Muzaffarabad. The scope of the study was to learn about the coping mechanism of schools girls during menses.
A key priority for women and girls is to have necessary knowledge, facilities, and cultural environment to manage menstruation hygienically and with dignity. To address these issues BRAC-WASH along with financial support from school authorities is constructing separate sanitary latrines for girls with menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools.
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Author: Dr. Babar Kabir, Milan Kanti Barua & Mahjabeen Ahmed
West Africa is home to some of the poorest communities in the world. Within these communities, the disabled are often the most excluded and vulnerable. This study assesses the problem of water and sanitation and disabilities, and provides reommendations, solutions and for engaging with disabled and communities.
