World Bank projects in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Papua New Guinea are working to improve water and sanitation access. These projects are expected to benefit a total of 185,000 people by 2026, over ...
Public health strategies, from vaccination to improving sanitary conditions, may have different impacts depending on whether a disease is endemic - persisting in a particular location for an extended ...
A viral online debate questioned which invention saved more lives, with sanitation, fertilisers, and antibiotics emerging as ...
Access to clean water, adequate sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is a fundamental human right and vital for global health and development. Yet millions still struggle to meet these basic needs. In 2014, ...
WASHINGTON, September 25, 2025 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved the Sierra Leone Water Security and WASH Access Improvement Project. Supported by a $40 million ...
The World Bank project has provided over one million liters of clean water to more than 22,000 people across 18 IDP sites in Port-au-Prince. “My name is Marie Jeanne Montrose. Married, but now a widow ...
WASH is the collective term for water, sanitation and hygiene. While each is a separate field of work, they are interdependent and contribute to the overall protection, health, well-being and ...
Public health strategies, from vaccination to improving sanitary conditions, may have different impacts depending on whether a disease is endemic—persisting in a particular location for an extended ...
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), have introduced the ...
The already deteriorated water supply system, relied on by villagers for daily water needs and drinking, was particularly ...
The bill would, for the first time, create a dedicated system for collecting data on water and sanitation access in each U.S. state and territory The WASH Access Data Collection Act is a critical step ...