The Impact of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions to Control Cholera: A Systematic Review

This paper presents a systematic literature review investigating the function, use and impact of WASH interventions implemented to control cholera. It presents findings from eighteen studies of which only five reported a health outcome and concludes that there is a distinct gap in knowledge of which interventions are most appropriate for a given context and thus a lack of evidence to help guide implementers during a cholera outbreak.

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BUILDING KNOWLEDGE. IMPROVING THE WASH SECTOR.

SHARE contributes to achieving universal access to effective, sustainable and equitable sanitation and hygiene by generating evidence to improve policy and practice worldwide.