Title | Safer water, better health : costs, benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Pruss-Ustun, A, Bos, R, Gore, F, Bartram, J |
Pagination | 53 p. : boxes, photogr., tab. |
Date Published | 2008-01-01 |
Publisher | World Health Organization (WHO) |
Place Published | Geneva, Switzerland |
ISSN Number | 97892 41596435 |
Keywords | cost benefit analysis, diarrhoeal diseases, disease control, health impact, safe water supply, sanitation, sdihyg, socioeconomic impact, statistics, water distribution, water-related diseases |
Abstract |
How much disease could be prevented through increased access to safe water and adequate sanitation, through improved water management and through better hygiene? What do we know about effective interventions, their costs and benefits in specific settings, or about financing policies and mechanisms? This document summarizes the evidence and information related to water and health in a broad sense - encompassing drinking-water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and the development and management of water resources. It presents the ingredients that support policy decisions, namely the disease burden at stake, the effectiveness of interventions, their costs and impacts, and implications for financing. It gives an overview of our current knowledge on the health impacts by country and by disease, of what has worked to reduce that burden, and of the financial requirements. |
Notes | 14 ref. |
Custom 1 | 245.0 |