When the Pits Fill Up: A Day in the Life of Sanitation Workers in Urban India
A pictorial guest blog by C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray on the plight of sanitation workers in urban…
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Where There Are No Sewers: The Toilet Cleaners of Lucknow
A pictorial guest blog for World Toilet Day by C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray on the plight of…
Ending Open Defecation in Rural India: Re-thinking our ‘Subsidy Policy’ and ‘Swacchagrahi Strategy’
Interventions on open defecation in rural India can be improved through an analysis of the subsidy policy, writes Athena’s…
World Toilet Day: From the Field
For World Toilet Day, our Consultants share their insights from recent field visits to our project sites in Trichy,…
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...
Identifying Contexts for Relationships between Coverage of Health Interventions and Infant Mortality Rate in African Countries
The correlation between the Composite Coverage Index and the Infant Mortality Rate is negative, suggesting that such interventions may…
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...
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...
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....
Breastfeeding in India
“Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is...
Field Observations on Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding
(Findings are from an Exploratory Research in Tamil Nadu) Breastfeeding of infants is an accepted global policy priority for...
Posts tagged with ‘Public Health’
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Impact Investing in Urban Sanitation -
Barriers to Women Adopting Decision-Making Roles in Sanitation-Related Public Bodies and Attitudinal Differences Between Male and Female Decision-Makers -
Barriers to Women Adopting Decision-Making Roles in Sanitation-Related Public Bodies and Attitudinal Differences Between Male and Female Decision-Makers -
Costs and Willingness to Pay for Pit Latrine Emptying Services in Kigali, Rwanda -
Policy Brief: Understanding Demand and Funding for Piped-Water Supply in Mandalay City -
Water Supply Services in Mumbai: A Scoping Study to Understand the Access of Services, Technology, Critical Gaps and to Explore the Possibility of Improvement