Post on 20-Jul-2015
WATER, SANITATION, &
HYGIENE (WASH) AND NTDS
2015 END7 Student Advocacy Day Jordan Teague, MPH
Washington, DC WASH Advocates
Source: EFPIA Source: CBM
What is WASH?
Source: Jay Graham
Source: Jay Graham
Source: UNICEF/Prashanth Vishwanathan Water
Sanitation
Hygiene
WASH-related NTDs
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH)
Roundworm
Whipworm
Hookworm
Trachoma
Schistosomiasis
Lymphatic filariasis (LF)
Guinea worm
“Deworming treatments, through drug donations from
Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline, have and will
continue to be essential. But they are only part of the
solution. We must address the core factors that can stop
STH in the first place — access to clean water,
sanitation, hygiene, safe agricultural practices, nutrition,
and education.”
- Children Without Worms
“Disease-free communities that have adequate and
equitable access to water and sanitation, and that
practice good hygiene.” Freeman, et al. (2013). Integration of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for the Prevention and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A
Rationale for Inter-Sectoral Collaboration. PLOS NTDs, 7(9):e2439.
Cross-Sectoral Engagement
On-The-Ground: Bangladesh
Save the Children & Ministry of Primary Education
Deworming
Vitamin A supplementation
Safe water
Child-friendly sanitation facilities
Health education activities
Training for community groups Source: Karen Palacio
Ethiopia
ORBIS Ethiopia & WaterAid Ethiopia
Government of Ethiopia
Source: International Trachoma Initiative
Policy: Tanzania
Joint review of national health plan
Joint advocacy
Joint impact monitoring
National NTD Programme
Ministry of Health and
Social Welfare WaterAid
Scale up sanitation services
Develop national
environmental health plan
Staff training
Benefits of Collaboration
Disease reduction
Proof of effectiveness of WASH
Maximize efficiency of both programs
Thank you!
Jordan Teague, MPH
Associate Director for WASH Integration
WASH Advocates
jteague@WASHadvocates.org