Environmental Health at USAID

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A photo of a Latin American girl pumping water

Environmental Health Updates

USAID Indonesia. 2009. Support on Water and Sanitation Sector Analysis and Program, 2009 – 2014. (pdf, 630KB) The purpose of this report is to provide input for the water and sanitation portion of that strategy, including a proposed set of programmatic technical assistance activities that could constitute a USAID Water and Sanitation portfolio for the next five year period (2009-2014).
Urban Health Bulletin Jan/Feb 2009 (pdf, 96KB) - Citations and abstracts of recently published urban health articles.
Malaria Bulletin, March 2009 (pdf, 330KB) - Citations and abstracts of 70+ malaria studies.
Safe Storage of Drinking Water: Preventing Diarrheal Disease in Developing Countries. January 2009. CDC Safewater/USAID. (pdf, 254KB). Safe storage options fall into three general categories: 1) existing water storage containers in the home; 2) water storage containers used in the community and modified by an intervention program; or, 3) commercial safe storage containers purchased by the program and distributed to users.
Simple Options to Remove Turbidity: Preventing Diarrheal Disease in Developing Countries. January 2009. CDC Safewater/USAID. (pdf, 173KB). Filtration or flocculation remove particles and reduce turbidity.