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Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities. The word 'sanitation' also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.


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WWD Advocacy Guide - 2008 [pdf 2.14Mb]

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Ship sanitation and health

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How can water-related diseases be prevented during emergencies?

MULTIMEDIA

10 facts on sanitation

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Environmental health

RELATED TOPICS

- Environmental health
- Environmental health in emergencies
- Children's environmental health
- Millennium Development Goals

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Water Supply, sanitation and hygiene development

Safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater

- More about sanitation

PUBLICATIONS

Sanitation and hygiene promotion: programming guidance

Securing sanitation: The compelling case to address the crisis

- More publications about sanitation

STATISTICS

Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for water supply and sanitation


WHO PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES

Water, sanitation and health

International Year of Sanitation 2008

SANITATION IN WHO REGIONS

African Region
Region of the Americas PAHO
South East Asia Region
European Region
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Western Pacific Region


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