African Conference on Sanitation MDG 19-21 July 2011
AfricaSan 3, the Third African Conference on Hygiene and Sanitation, currently being held (19-21 July) in Kigali, Rwanda, is being attended by several hundred ministers and decision-makers from 50...
View ArticleCelebrate World Toilet Day, November 19, 2011
The world is facing a widespread water and sanitation crisis. About 2.6 billion people – 40% of the global human population – live with inadequate sanitation, and more than a billion have no access to...
View ArticleSanitation is Key in Controlling Worm Diseases
"Now that the elimination of neglected tropical diseases is coming to the forefront of global attention, integrated control approaches—using a combination of preventive chemotherapy; information,...
View ArticleTraumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Causal Link?
Although injury and death define war, every war is unique in its predominant types of injury and causes of death. World War I had chemical warfare, Vietnam was notorious for Agent Orange, and the Iraq...
View ArticleToday is World Water Day (March 22, 2012)
The United Nations General Assembly declared March 22, 1993 the first World Water Day. This year, the event is coordinated by FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization); appropriately, the theme is...
View ArticlePoop Excavated from Old Latrines Finds New Life
What good is human excrement? For most of us, it’s something to be flushed away, washed off, and certainly not discussed in polite company. Yet many millions of people around the world live with...
View ArticleThe Neurological Legacy of Childhood Trauma
It’s almost common knowledge that many people who experienced trauma as children have a harder time in adult life. Indeed, over the past few decades, well-designed studies have verified this impression...
View ArticleUnderground Water in Africa: Hopes and Cautions
A few days ago, the New York Times ran an op-ed piece about recently identified large reserves of groundwater in Africa (Africa’s Hidden Water Wealth, 17 Jun 12). The author of the piece, Alan...
View ArticleTelling Toilet Tales—Celebrating the Eleventh Annual World Toilet Day,...
What would it be like if you had no toilet and no running water in your home? Not only for a brief time for a power outage, say, or while you’re remodeling your bathroom, but as a way of life. …
View ArticleChildhood nonsexual trauma: The long-term outcomes of physical and emotional...
Estimates on the prevalence of child maltreatment vary widely, but the numbers are wrenching: around the world, 4%-16% of all children are physically abused each year, and 10% are psychologically...
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