Sanitation — is the hygienic means of preventing human contact from the hazards of wastes to promote health. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal… … Wikipedia
Improved water source — According to the Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) for water supply and sanitation by the World Health Organization and UNICEF the following are considered as improved water sources:* household connections * public standpipes * boreholes * protected … Wikipedia
sanitation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ inadequate, poor ▪ adequate, basic, good, improved, proper ▪ public … Collocations dictionary
improved — adj. Improved is used with these nouns: ↑access, ↑accuracy, ↑efficiency, ↑method, ↑performance, ↑productivity, ↑relation, ↑reliability, ↑sanitation, ↑standard, ↑survival, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Water supply and sanitation in Brazil — has proved to be a resilient and resourceful sector, despite tremendous challenges and persistent inequalities in the sector. A lot has been achieved during the past decades, including a sustained improvement in efficiency and improved access.… … Wikipedia
Sustainable sanitation — Background for the sanitation dilemma The urgency for action in the sanitation sector is obvious, considering the 2.6 billion people world wide who remain without access to any kind of improved sanitation, and the 2.2 million annual deaths… … Wikipedia
Water supply and sanitation in India — continue to be inadequate, despite longstanding efforts by the various levels of government and communities at improving coverage. The situation is particularly inadequate for sanitation, since only one of three Indians has access to improved… … Wikipedia
Water supply and sanitation in Nicaragua — is provided by a national public utility in urban areas and water committees in rural areas. Despite relatively high levels of investment, access to water in urban areas has barely kept up with population growth, access to urban sanitation has… … Wikipedia
Water supply and sanitation in the Philippines — ervice qualityContinuity of supplyIn 2004, water supply was available on average for 18 hours each day in the West Zone of Metro Manila and 21 hours in the East Zone. According to their respective websites, the utility responsible for water… … Wikipedia
Water supply and sanitation in Ghana — The water supply and sanitation sector in Ghana faces severe problems, partly due to a neglect of the sector until the 1990s. Tariffs were kept at a low level which was far from reflecting the real cost of the service. Economic efficiency still… … Wikipedia
