Hygiene and Health in Developing Countries - Recent Advances

Edited by Sonja Sostar Turk and Urska Rozman

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Abstract: Safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene are crucial to human health and wellbeing. These factors are a prerequisite to health since they play a crucial role in preventing the transmission of numerous waterborne pathogens and chemical contaminants. Another important factor that can affect people's health is air pollution. Special attention needs to be paid to developing countries, as these factors not only affect human health but also contribute to livelihoods, school attendance, and dignity and help create resilient communities living in healthy environments. This book provides insights into different aspects of hygiene, sanitation, water, and air pollution and their potential correlation with infectious diseases and human health. It also addresses important challenges and opportunities for improvement in developing countries. These are priority areas in which the world's leading health and humanitarian organizations, such as the WHO and UNICEF, are working intensively.

JEL-codes: I11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 978-1-80356-623-8
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Chapters in this book:

Air Pollution Monitoring and Its Health Impact in Belarus

Nadzeya Dziarzhynskaya, Larisa Hindziuk and Andrey Hindziuk

Maintaining Hand Hygiene in the Informal Settlements: Reflections on Compliance for Covid-19 Preventative Measures

Fhumulani Mulaudzi, Nombulelo Veronica Sepeng, Ndivhaleni R. Lavhelani and Tintswalo V. Nesengane

Perspective Chapter: Access to Rural Water and Sanitation Services in Cameroon within the Context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Victor Dang Mvongo, Paul Blaise Mabou, Celestin Defo, Paul Fabrice Nguema, Anil Kumar Kumar Mishra and Auguste Ombolo

Typhoid in Less Developed Countries: A Major Public Health Concern

Tigist Gashaw and Abera Jambo

Understanding Household Water Hygiene in Resource-Limited Settings in Kenya

Jude Robinson, Hamilton Majiwa and Olivia Howland

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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.100959

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