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Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030  Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030  Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNCEF) reveals that three in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.  “Handwashing is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, yet millions of people across the world lack access to a reliable, safe supply of water”, sai...

during the pandemic and consider how the grant funding supported them. Water and sanitation providers were already in a precarious financial position before the pandemic. Based on IBNET data, only 35 per cent of water providers globally are generating sufficient revenue to cover operational and maintenance costs. Achieving financial sustainability is also a key challenge for sanitation providers looking to deliver services to the 2.5 billion people that still lack access to improved sanitation. The situation has been made tougher by the pandemic. Against the backdrop of needing to continue p...

'Tanzania schools doing well in drinking water,sanitation and hygiene' 22 'Tanzania schools doing well in drinking water,sanitation and hygiene' ​​​​​​​AT LEAST more than half of schools in the country have managed to drink clean and safe water, improved toilet facilities and hand washing facilities, a new report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had shown. Dr Albina Chuwa. The 2018 School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (SWASH) Assessment is the first comprehensive, nationally representative survey of primary and secondary schools was launched here, recently. Sp...

How 3D printed Graphene Aerogels can be used for Water Treatment This illustration depicts, at the left, a 3D printer printing the hexagonal-shaped graphene aerogel sheet. At the right, the aerogel (now black) filters dirty water. Credit: Environmental Science: Nano Access to clean drinking water is a major problem for as much as a third of the world's population. Now, a new combination of graphene, aerogels and 3D printing could provide a solution.  With an increasing global population, the need for clean, accessible drinking water is growing. Graphene has long been suggested as a material ...

Uniting a global WASH response with an evidence-based approach: the WASH Severity Classification Format When the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) was originally created in 2004, the impetus came from the humanitarian community’s need to understand food security crises faster and with greater precision, so as to shape a more effective response. The IPC has since then become a landmark in the fight against food insecurity. Decades later however, a similar approach- where vast and various data sources are fed into a recognized and trusted analysis system- has yet to emerge i...