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  1. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Association Between Water and Sanitation Environment and Maternal Mortality

    This journal paper summarises a systematic review which assessed whether the lack of water or the lack of sanitation facilities in either the home or in health facilities was associated with an increased risk of maternal mortality and to quantify...

  2. Private Sector Participation in the Delivery of Sanitation and Hygiene Services

    This presentation features some preliminary results from SHARE-funded project Private Sector Participation in the Delivery of Sanitation and Hygiene Services, implemented by the Centre of Excellence in Water and Sanitation, Mzuzu University,...

  3. Zambia

    Although Zambia made great strides in improving access to improved forms of sanitation, an estimated 14% of the population practices open defecation, while and additional 27% of the population uses unimproved forms of sanitation (...

  4. Kenya

    Kenya is among the top ten richest countries in Africa (IMF, 2015), but just under a third of its population has access to improved sanitation and 12% still defecate in the open (...

  5. Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Women Practicing Poor Sanitation in Rural India: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

    This pioneering population-based prospective cohort study carried out in rural India by Padhi et al. (2015) provides the first ever evidence that open defecation is associated with a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) -...

  6. SHARE at AfricaSan 4: WASH and Maternal and Newborn Health Presentations

    In May 2015, SHARE attended and participated in AfricaSan 4 held in Dakar, Senegal. This PDF comprises of the presentations given at a one-of-a-kind session we convened on WASH and maternal and newborn health.

  7. SHARE at AfricaSan 4- Event Report

    In May 2015, SHARE attended and participated in AfricaSan 4 held in Dakar, Senegal. This Event Report documents SHARE’s participation, specifically summarising a one-of-a-kind session we convened on WASH and...

  8. Developing Microfinance for Sanitation in Tanzania

    This report documents the findings of a SHARE-funded action-research project on sanitation microfinance in Tanzania. Taking place between December 2013 and January 2015, the project was the culmination of a broader research initiative which...

  9. Shared Sanitation- an Improved Form of Sanitation or Not?

    This presentation was given by Dr Jeroen Ensink, SHARE Capacity Director and Senior Lecturer in Public Health Engineering at LSHTM, at the inaugural King's College London 'WASH Week' held...

  10. Laboratory Development and Field Testing of Sentinel Toys to Assess Environmental Faecal Exposure of Young Children in Rural India

    This paper by Torondel et al. (2015), published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, investigates the suitability of different approaches for using sentinel toys as method of assessing young...