International monitoring of drinking water and sanitation shapes awareness of countries'
needs and informs policy, implementation and research efforts to extend and improve …

Given the high numbers of deaths and the debilitating nature of diseases caused by the use
of unclean water it is imperative that we have an understanding of the factors that control the …

Halving the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water was a core
target of the Millennium Development Goals. This led to an unprecedented effort in the water …

Background Access to safe drinking water is essential for health. Monitoring access to
drinking water focuses on water supply type at the source, but there is limited evidence on …

Safe drinking water is critical to human health and development. In rural sub‐Saharan
Africa, most improved water sources are boreholes with handpumps; studies suggest that up …

During the past 5 years, electrification in Kenya has grown by more than 30% due primarily
to increases in grid penetration and solar home systems. This represents a way forward for …

Urban‐rural inequalities in water access constitute one of the major obstacles to achieving
universal water coverage. In Sub‐Saharan Africa, these inequalities have persisted for …

Urbanization is one of the most important settlement shifts in human history and has been
the focus of research within bioarchaeology for decades. However, there have been limited …

Many studies have found that household access to water supplies near or within the
household plot can reduce the probability of diarrhea, trachoma, and other water-related …

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) in schools contributes to better health and
educational outcomes among school-aged children. In 2012, UNICEF Nicaragua and …