Title | Assessing and addressing hygiene issues of internally displaced persons of Swat, Buner and Dir : paper presented at the South Asia Hygiene Practitioners Workshop, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1 to 4 February 2010 |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Khisro, SSNasir, Rahman, AU |
Pagination | 6 p. : photogr., tab. |
Date Published | 2010-02-01 |
Publisher | IRC |
Place Published | The Hague, The Netherlands |
Keywords | camps, emergency operations, extension, health education, hygiene, pakistan, schools, sdihyg |
Abstract |
The paper describes the steps and measures taken to handle unhygienic conditions in camps and host families. The goal of hygiene promotion is to help the internally displaced persons (IDPs) learn about and develop good hygiene practices to prevent diseases and develop positive attitudes towards good health practices. Trained and qualified hygiene promoters were inducted to carry out the proposed activities of hygiene promotion. The staff carried out a rapid assessment and needs survey of the camps and areas where the IDPs were residing with relatives and friends. |
Notes | 2 ref. |
Custom 1 | 304, 822, 203.2 |