WASH - Water Sanitation and Hygiene | Stop the Cycle | Defeat DD (2024)
WASH
Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene—collectively known as WASH—are essential for child health. They are foundational solutions to fighting diarrheal disease.
Since 1990, more than 2 billion people have gained access to cleaner water, but more than 780 million people do not have safe water to drink. This gap results in hundreds of thousands of preventable illnesses, deaths, and lost opportunities every year – especially for women and girls.
Two billion people have no appropriate sanitation facilities or latrines, leading to serious health risks, including endemic diarrhea and waterborne disease outbreaks.
Hand hygiene can break the transmission of diarrheal diseases. Routine handwashing with soap eliminates the bacteria and viruses that infect the body to cause diarrhea.
WASH solutions should be sustainable, locally focused, and supported by policy and community education. Greater awareness can spur stronger investments to secure clean water and sanitation for all.
Don't overuse water. Make sure to close a tap when washing dishes, take short showers – Bathtubs require gallons more water than a 5-10 minute shower. Consider getting a water meter to be aware of your water usage. Organize a clean up project for rivers and oceans.
Clean water can be defined as a pure liquid, which should not have germs or pathogens in order to be fit for human consumption. Sanitation on the other hand is ensuring that one's environment is kept clean at all times, such that it does not become a health hazard for its inhabitants.
Safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 requires we invest in adequate infrastructure, provide sanitation facilities, and encourage hygiene. Protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems is essential.
The Hygiene Steam Cycle is used for clothing items that are made of cotton and linen fabric, which have been in direct contact with the skin, such as underwear. For optimum hygiene results, select a temperature of 60 °C or above. Depending on the model of your smart washer, the max load can differ.
Sanitation involves many different aspects. Three types of sanitation include, wastewater disposal (dirty/used water), excreta removal (feces and urine), and water sanitation (drinking water treatment).
Supporting small-scale water and sanitation projects: Small-scale water and sanitation projects can be effective in improving sanitation in rural areas. These projects can include the construction of community toilets, the installation of hand-washing stations, and the promotion of hygiene education.
Rather than flushing, dispose of cleansers, beauty products, medicine, auto fluids, paint, and lawn care products at a local household hazardous waste facility. Take pharmaceuticals to special collection locations. Dispose of excess fats and grease, diapers and personal hygiene products in the garbage can.
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