Health Awareness on Poor Sanitations

Most Indian’s still do not have access to modern sanitation: for example, rural sanitation coverage was estimated to have reached only 21% by 2008 according to the UNICEF/WHO joint monitoring programs. There continue to be a number of innovative efforts to improve sanitation including the community led Total Sanitation Campaign and the monetary rewards under the Nirmal Gram Puraskar.

School , Sanitation and Hygiene Education in India- a resource book

School Water and Sanitation Towards Health and Hygiene (SWASTHH) was  born to spearhead School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) in the country .This book is meant for managers and trainers involved in school sanitation and hygiene education (SSHE) programmes operating at different levels, such as state, district or block level. It was developed in the context of the SWASTHH programme in India and it provides many guidelines and activities.

Centre clears sanitation and rural water supply project

The centre has cleared a project to improve the situation of sanitation and water supply in rural areas in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. This project will be implemented with the help of the World Bank.

Sanitation in Rural India and Karnataka – How has the needle moved?

Looks at the status of sanitaton in rurla India and Karnataka. According to the post–Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram and Sikkim are states that are ahead of the rest on rural toilet ownership. States like  Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Sikkim and Goa have improved the most in toilet ownership between 2001 and 2011. Also noted is that  relatively well-off states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka actually fall below the national average, with Andhra Pradesh barely doing better.

22 states to miss universal household sanitation target of 2012

Government of India had set a target of universal household sanitation coverage by 2012 when it launched its flagship Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in 1991.The scheme is being implemented in 606 districts of 30 States and Union Territories. But, a recent review report says that 22 states will not be able to meet the target. In fact, only five States – Tripura, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Mizoram – will be able to meet the 2012 target, says the report ‘A Decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)’, brought out by the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Programme and the Ministry of Rural Development.

Urgent need for sanitation in India: A step towards better healthcare

India has a population of almost 1.2 billion people. 55% of this population (nearly 600 million people) has no access to toilets. Most of these numbers are made up by people who live in urban slums and rural areas. A large populace in the rural areas still defecates in the open. Slum dwellers in major metropolitan cities, reside along railway tracks and have no access to toilets or a running supply of water. 

Public  Sanitation – A hazard not so trival

Poor sanitation is something that not only affects the health of the people of the country, but also affects the development of the nation. In fact, women are most affected by the hazards of lack of proper sanitation. For instance, in India majority of the girls drop out of school because of lack of toilets. Only 22% of them manage to even complete class 10. On economic grounds, according to the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, more than 12 billion rupees is spent every year on poor sanitation and its resultant illnesses.

Sanitation in Indian Cities: A neglected issue

A  survey, published by the Urban Development ministry shows how basic infrastructure, especially sanitation, cannot keep up with the fast growth of Indian cities.The survey examined 1405 cities in 12 different States and found out that around 50% of these cities don’t have a proper water supply system. Even if the households have access to piped water in around 80% of these households the average supply is less than five hours per day. Concerning sanitation the numbers are even worse: Over 70% of the households in the analyzed cities don’t have access to toilets or a sewerage system. Almost 60% of the world’s population who has to rely on open defalcation lives in India, but this number also includes many people in rural areas.

India’s sanitation for all: How to make it all happen

This discussion paper examines the current state of sanitation services in India in relation to two goals—Goal 7 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which calls on countries to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without improved sanitation facilities (from 1990 levels); and India’s more ambitious goal of providing “Sanitation for All” by 2012,established under its Total Sanitation Campaign.

India loses Rs 24,000 crore annually to lack of toilets/hygiene: World Bank.In a study ‘Economic Impact of Inadequate Sanitation in India’, conducted by its South Asia Water and Sanitation unit, the multilateral body said premature deaths, treatment for the sick and loss of productivity and revenue from tourism were the main factors behind the significant economic loss. 

“1000 kids below the age of 5 die daily in India”

Around 1,000 children below the age of five die every day in India from diarrhea, hepatitis-causing pathogens and other sanitation-related diseases, according to the report of United Nations Children’s Fund.