Clean water, sanitation and the practice of good hygiene are essential for human survival and a precondition for development. According to WHO, universal access to safe drinking water, and adequate sanitation and hygiene would reduce the global disease burden by ten per cent.
Many countries could increase their GDPs by up to five per cent if losses of productivity to water- and sanitation-related diseases were avoided. However, today, still more than two billion people around the world lack safe drinking water and over half of the global population live without basic, safe sanitation. The concept of WASH groups together water supply, sanitation, and hygiene because all three areas support and strengthen one another in a complementary way. If one is missing, the others cannot progress.
For instance, without toilets, water sources become contaminated; without clean water, basic hygiene practices are not possible. In order to progress towards SDG 6, public authorities and humanitarian sectors often need to better program and target WASH investments and consequently monitor their efficient operation and implementation.
We provide support in achieving access to safe, clean, and adequate water, equitable sanitation, and hygiene for all through:
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