OBJECTIVE To estimate the disease burden attributable to unsafe water and poor sanitation and hygiene in China, to identify high-burden groups and to inform improvement measures. METHODS The disease burden attributable to unsafe water and poor sanitation and hygiene in China was estimated for diseases resulting from exposure to biologically contaminated soil and water (diarrhoeal disease, hel...

Over a billion people worldwide defecate in the open, with important consequences for early-life health and human capital accumulation in developing countries. We report a cluster randomized controlled trial of a village sanitation intervention conducted in rural Maharashtra, India designed to identify an effect of village sanitation on average child height, an outcome of increasing importance ...

Background documents for the World Summit for Sustainable Development indicated that ‘‘addressing the water needs of the poor through concerted global action has not been given enough priority’’. The same assertion will be made at the forthcoming 3rd World Water Forum (Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka, Japan,16–23 March). This is hardly news as most water conferences over several decades have made a simi...

While sanitation interventions have focused primarily on child health, women's unique health risks from inadequate sanitation are gaining recognition as a priority issue. This study examines the range of sanitation-related psychosocial stressors during routine sanitation practices in Odisha, India. Between August 2013 and March 2014, we conducted in-depth interviews with 56 women in four life s...

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 Migration is a phenomenon encountered in almost every period of human history. However, today it has become global problem. In addition to economic reasons, seen that the number people who migrate due reasons such as war and disasters increasing. Immigrants face various risks during after migration process. some countries, migrant workers are perceived cheap labor generally prefe...

INTRODUCTION Zoonotic enteric parasites are ubiquitous and remain a public health threat to humans due to our close relationship with domestic animals and wildlife, inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene practices and diet. While most communities are now sedentary, nomadic and pastoral populations still exist and experience unique exposure risks for acquiring zoonotic enteric parasites. Thro...

The problem of inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in less-developed nations has received much attention over the last several decades (most recently in the Millennium Development Goals), largely because diseases associated with such conditions contribute substantially to mortality in poor countries. We present country-level projections for WASH coverage and for WASH-relat...

In this paper internally homogenous groups of the districts in the Punjab province of Pakistan are explored on the basis of their socio-economic indicators. The methodological approach is based on cluster analysis. The government of Punjab is dedicated to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for poverty, health, education and water & sanitation. The districts are clustered using the data ...

The issue of accidents at work and accident prevention have a significant impact regarding safety, health protection and work environment management for the European Union. Work conditions need to be improved in Poland. Solving this collective issue caused by humanitarian as well as economic considerations is a primary mission in businesses. Creating more quality jobs is one of the main goals o...