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1 Few, R.; Matthies, F. (Eds.) 2006. Flood hazards and health: responding to present and future risks. London, UK: Earthscan. 219p.
Flood control ; Risk reduction ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Mental health ; Health care ; Health education ; Infectious diseases ; Waterborne diseases ; State intervention ; Sanitation / USA / England / Wales / Mozambique / Vietnam / Mekong Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.3493 G000 FEW Record No: H047085)
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2 Ko, S. H.; Sakai, H. 2022. Water sanitation, hygiene and the prevalence of diarrhea in the rural areas of the delta region of Myanmar. Journal of Water and Health, 20(1):149-156. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2021.192]
Water, sanitation and hygiene ; Public health ; Diarrhoea ; Rural areas ; Developing countries ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Contamination ; Water treatment ; Water quality ; Health education ; Rainwater ; Households ; Villages / Myanmar / Yangon / Htantabin / Kaw Hmu / Kun Gyan Gon
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050893)
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Myanmar is an agriculture-based country with 70% of the total population residing in rural areas. Around half of the total population in Myanmar has to consume water from unimproved sources. The prevalence of diarrhea due to contaminated drinking water is high even in urban areas. The urban community may expect the provision of municipal water supply in the near future if the current revolution against military dictatorship succeeds. However, the rural areas have less or no chance to get quality water because of a lot of other prioritized tasks. Household water treatment is encouraged to be implemented as one of the national water safety plans for rural water supply in Myanmar. This study explored the diarrhea prevention awareness of the rural community using a questionnaire survey. The microbial quality parameters of drinking water sources were also examined. Fecal coliform contamination was detected in all examined drinking water sources. A significant association was found between drinking untreated water and the occurrence of diarrhea. The percentage of people who applied the diarrhea preventive measures was low. Even if they knew how to prevent the disease, very few people applied the measures in reality. Therefore, measures to cause behavioral change should be initiated, together with awareness raising, to promote diarrhea prevention in the community.
3 Abellan, J.; Alonso, J. A. 2022. Promoting global access to water and sanitation: a supply and demand perspective. Water Resources and Economics, 38:100194. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2022.100194]
Water supply ; Water availability ; Sanitation ; Supply balance ; Development aid ; Health education ; Developing countries ; Infrastructure ; Investment ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050923)
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Almost 800 million people lack access to basic water supply, and almost 2000 million lack access to sanitation. Therefore, achieving universal access remains a crucial goal of the global development agenda. In order to shed light on whether international aid might help accomplish that goal, this study evaluates its impact in a sample of 121 developing countries during 1990–2015. A new approach is adopted in which aid affects access not only through provision of infrastructure (supply) but also through health education (demand). Additionally, the long-held concern about the persistence of impacts over time is addressed by estimating panel vector autoregressive models (PVAR). The results show that both supply- and demand-side interventions financed by aid can contribute to promoting access to water, but consistent long-term investments are needed.
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