WASH for HEALTH
Basic awareness of good health practices is very low in the remote ethnic communities in Luangnamtha Province. Poverty in Laos is directly connected to access to clean water and sanitation. A poor village in Laos is a village without access to safe water supply. Poor access to medical care and the lack of clean drinking water are major factors affecting their health. WASH for HEALTH aims to break this cycle by addressing needs caused by health and hygiene problems related to water and sanitation. Flow-on effects of the reduction in waterborne disease such as intestinal parasites and diarrhoea means that food nutrients can be utilised and absorbed more effectively, and people can be more effective in physical labour to produce food. Health education, promotion and improved access to potable water and latrines is vital to empower the communities to make healthy lifestyle choices.
| Donors: | ADRA Germany, BMZ, ADRA international |
| Amount: | 553,030 EUR |
| Start: | 1 August 2009 |
| Finish: | 31 July 2012 |
| Location: | Luangnamtha Province |
| Beneficiaries: | 4,000 individuals |
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The goal of the project is to improve the health of the families in the target communities – approximately 4,000 individuals. This will be achieved by improved access to potable water and family latrines coupled with positive health behaviour changes through regular health promotion. 25% reduction of diarrhoeal disease morbidity in children under 36 months, 50% of villages will achieve 3 cleans status by the end of the project. Economic losses due to poor sanitation reduced by 20%
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