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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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:
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Drinking-water quality
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Bathing waters
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Water resources
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Water supply and sanitation monitoring
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Water, sanitation and hygiene development
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Wastewater use
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Water-related disease
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Healthcare waste
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Emerging issues in water and infectious disease
Our work on water sanitation and hygiene includes the six core functions of WHO:
- articulating consistent, ethical and evidence-based policy and advocacy positions;
- managing information by assessing trends and comparing performance; setting the agenda for, and stimulating, research and development;
- catalysing change through technical and policy support, in ways that stimulate cooperation and action and help to build sustainable national and intercountry capacity;
- negotiating and sustaining national and global partnerships;
- setting, validating, monitoring and pursuing the proper implementation of norms and standards;
- stimulating the development and testing of new technologies, tools and guidelines.
All current information on water, sanitation and health is available on the internet.
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Browse the WSH catalogue of information products [pdf 4.17Mb]
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Browse the alphabetical list of documents available online
In addition, information is available here on:
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Our aim and objectives
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Our present plan of work
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Our collaborating centres
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Water-related work of WHO Regional Offices
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