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When the Pits Fill Up: A Day in the Life of Sanitation Workers in Urban India
India’s flagship sanitation program, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights both the importance of latrine use, and also of “safe...
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Where There Are No Sewers: The Toilet Cleaners of Lucknow
On this World Toilet Day, let’s turn the spotlight behind the scenes of the sanitation chain, on those who...
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Ending Open Defecation in Rural India: Re-thinking our ‘Subsidy Policy’ and ‘Swacchagrahi Strategy’
World Toilet Day presents us with the opportunity to analyse issues surrounding both toilet access and usage, particularly open...
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World Toilet Day: From the Field
World Toilet Day is a reminder for development actors of the Sustainable Development Goal’s 2030 target. Namely, to ensure...
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How to Build a Data System for Urban Malaria Surveillance
Vector borne communicable diseases such as malaria pose a significant public health threat in urban clusters. Sprawling cities have been identified...
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Identifying Contexts for Relationships between Coverage of Health Interventions and Infant Mortality Rate in African Countries
Introduction The way in which we analyse and understand data is important, and should be reiterated this World Health...
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Mental Health and Maternal Morbidity: A Neglected Dimension in Maternal Health
With declining rates of maternal mortality worldwide, researchers are recognizing the importance of addressing maternal morbidity. Progress in maternal...
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Greater Research is Needed on Mental Health and Urban Planning in the Global South
The link between urban living and mental health has been long established, even as early as the 1900s when...
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The 5Ds: Changing Attitudes to Open Defecation in India
This blog entry has been re-published with the express permission of The World Bank Water Global Practice, New Delhi....
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Breastfeeding in India
“Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is...
