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Water is the vital link between health and poverty. A good water supply and sanitation system leads to health improvements in communities, and health improvements are key indicators of poverty alleviation. These case studies offer integrated solutions to water issues and problems interlinked with health and poverty such as water-borne diseases, poor hygiene, and inadequate sanitation.

Title Date
Breaking a Dirty Old Habit 2009/01
Bringing Potable Water to the Far-Flung Islands of the Philippines 2004
Changing the Sanitation Landscape 2009/02
Development Communication Improves Water Project in Vietnamese Towns [ PDF ] 2004
Drought Relief in Uzbekistan [ PDF ] 2004
Educating Kids for a Healthy Future 2009/02
Ladies First: Accessible Water for Entrepreneurial Women in Pakistan 2004
Making Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Gender-Sensitive and Pro-Poor 2006/05
Mama-86 and the Drinking Water Campaign in the Ukraine 2002
NGO, Slum Dwellers Surmount Water and Sanitation Problems in Dhaka 2006/01
Simple Solution for Drinking Water Makes Big Difference 2006/03
Smart Sanitation Cleans Lilo-an’s Coast 2007/02
Software Enhances Hardware: Community Awareness Supports Water Infrastructure Project in Papua New Guinea [ PDF ] 2004
Water for a Thirsty Atoll [ PDF ] 2004
Water, Health, and Poverty Linkages: A Case Study from Sri Lanka 2002

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