Schistosomiasis detected in one in nine women delivering at Ugandan hospital
A cross-sectional study of 392 women delivering at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in eastern Uganda found microscopically detectable schistosomiasis in ...
Tag: WASH
More Than Half of Ethiopian Primary Schoolchildren Fail to Wash Hands Properly
A meta-analysis of ten studies covering 5,693 Ethiopian primary school children finds only 39.24 percent practice proper handwashing, with hygiene ...
Poor Household Water and Sanitation Linked to Dangerous Pregnancy Complications in Africa
A large cohort study across The Gambia, Kenya and Mozambique finds that households without piped water or improved sanitation face ...
Global Review Finds Startlingly Little Evidence That Sanitation Systems Can Withstand Climate Change
The first global systematic review of climate resilience in sanitation systems finds only seventeen eligible studies and twenty-seven potential resilience-building ...
Wetlands, Health and Water: Why the Ramsar Convention Holds the Key to SDG 6
A new PLOS Water analysis of Ramsar COP15 outcomes argues that integrating freshwater biodiversity with public health and WASH systems ...
The Missing Middle: Why Adolescents Are Being Left Behind in Global Water and Sanitation Efforts
A new PLOS Water opinion piece argues that adolescents, the largest youth generation in history, are the missing middle of ...
Rainfall’s Hidden Threshold: Moderate Wet Weeks Drive Diarrhea and Skin Infections in Rural Gambia
A thirteen-year analysis of clinic records in rural Gambia finds moderate weekly rainfall raises the risk of diarrheal disease and ...
Toilets Under the Microscope: Global Study Maps 77 Years of Sanitation Research and Finds Gender Gaps
A new bibliometric analysis of 1,614 documents published between 1946 and 2023 reveals that global toilet research has grown rapidly ...
Manipur’s WASH Progress Hides Deep Spatial Divides, New Study Finds
A new district-level analysis of Manipur reveals dramatic gains in sanitation and hygiene between 2011 and 2018, but persistently unsafe ...
Water Collection in Rural Kenya Is Also a Heavy Mental Burden
A study of 80 women in drought-stricken rural Kenya reveals that water collection imposes a continuous cognitive and emotional burden ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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