Title | Latrine construction not only a household matter but a public good : revolutionary thinking to end a long standing problem of low coverage of improved toilets in Tanzania |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Msambazi, MJ, Beebe, A |
Secondary Title | Briefing note / WaterAid |
Pagination | 2 p.; 1 graph |
Date Published | 2010-09-01 |
Publisher | WaterAid |
Place Published | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Keywords | latrines, pit latrines, sewage, tanzania |
Abstract | For close to fifty years, most African countries have enjoyed independence from colonial regimes, a long enough time to have adequately developed the correct thinking and approaches to basic socio-economic issues that include latrine coverage and quality of toilets in households, schools and other institutions. Data from UNICEF/WHO - JMP shows that the coverage of improved latrine in Tanzania stands at just 24%.What does it mean by improved latrine; the draft sanitation and hygiene policy prepared by the MOH&SW - Tanzania has come up with a standard definition of a sanitarily latrine. This has been done for the purpose of uniformity in data interpretation across the subsector and internationally particular the JMP of WHO&UNICEF. The terms improved latrines will mean the following technologies; connection to public sewer, connection to septic system, pour-flush latrine, simple pit latrine and Ventilated improved pit latrine. [authors abstract] |
Notes | With 5 footnotes, among them 4 references |
Custom 1 | 301 |