Water Sanitation Health (WSH)
WHO works on aspects of water, sanitation and hygiene where the health burden is high, where interventions could make a major difference and where the present state of knowledge is poor. Our work is divided into six core activities:
- Drinking-water quality management
- Water supply and sanitation monitoring
- Cholera surveillance and prevention
- Water and sanitation in different settings
- Water resources management
- Miscellaneous activities (including Economic aspects, Climate change, and the Millenium Development Goals)
Highlights
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WHO technical notes on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in emergencies
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Water safety plan manual
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Safe drinking-water from desalination
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UN-Water Global Annual Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS)
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Progress on sanitation and drinking-water 2010 update
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CD-ROM Vision 2030: The resilience of water supply and sanitation in the face of climate change
Features
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October 2011
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March 2011
Events
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International Water Association Call for papers - Water Safety Conference 2012
13-15 November 2012 -- Kampala, Uganda -
International Water Association - Drinking Water Safety Award Scheme
31 May 2012
About Water Sanitation Health
Recent publications
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Valuing water, valuing livelihoods
1 November 2011 -
Evaluating household water treatment options
7 July 2011 -
Guidelines for drinking-water quality, fourth edition
27 June 2011 -
Pharmaceuticals in drinking-water
1 June 2011 -
First consultation on post-2015 monitoring of drinking-water and sanitation
5 May 2011