sanitation facilities
1Sanitation — is the hygienic means of preventing human contact from the hazards of wastes to promote health. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal… …
2Sanitation — An ordinance of 1341 forbade use of streets for defecation and urination under penalty of fine, but this was largely flaunted. The mesthoop (dung heap) created about 1620 near the present site of rue d Ophem served as a collection point for… …
3Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan — Drinking water qualityGenerally, water pressure is low in Pakistani supply systems. Together with leaky pipes, this has led to infiltration of contaminated water. As a result of sewage and industrial waste, which leaked into drinking water… …
4Water supply and sanitation in Uganda — Since 2000, NWSC has worked under performance contracts with the national government, each covering three years. The contracts contain precise performance indicators, which the NWSC is expected to achieve. For example, the 2003 2006 contract… …
5Micro credit for water supply and sanitation — is an innovative application of micro credit to provide loans to small enterprises and households in order to increase access to an improved water source and sanitation in developing countries. While most investments in water supply and… …
6Water supply and sanitation in Indonesia — Source: Calculations based on [http://www.publicfinanceindonesia.org World Bank Indonesia Public Finance Data Page] . All figures are in current trillion Rupiah for 2005.While it is not entirely clear how much of this sum has been invested in… …
7Sustainable sanitation — Background for the sanitation dilemma The urgency for action in the sanitation sector is obvious, considering the 2.6 billion people world wide who remain without access to any kind of improved sanitation, and the 2.2 million annual deaths… …
8Water supply and sanitation in Ghana — The water supply and sanitation sector in Ghana faces severe problems, partly due to a neglect of the sector until the 1990s. Tariffs were kept at a low level which was far from reflecting the real cost of the service. Economic efficiency still… …
9Water supply and sanitation in India — continue to be inadequate, despite longstanding efforts by the various levels of government and communities at improving coverage. The situation is particularly inadequate for sanitation, since only one of three Indians has access to improved… …
10Water supply and sanitation in Guyana — Source: [http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter7 Housing LivingArrangements.pdf Guyana 2002 Census] , p. 129Other sources of water supply for non potable uses include rainwater catchment (5%); public standpipes or pumps (3%); private… …
