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Title:Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH): The evolution of a global health and development sector
Authors:Wit, Sara de
Luseka, Euphrasia
Bradley, David
Brown, Joe
Bhagwan, Jayant
Year:2024
Periodical:BMJ Global Health (ISSN 2059-7908)
Volume:9
Issue:10
Pages:17
Language:English
Geographic terms:Africa
world
Subjects:water
sanitation
hygiene
health
Abbreviation:WASH=Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
External link:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015367
Abstract:This study, which positions the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector itself as an object of analysis, shows how the evolution of this sector has connected to wider trends, forces and imperatives in global health and development. We identify four key themes that reflect core commitments of the sector, and that have shaped the thrust of action to know, improve and invest in WASH: technicalisation, universalisation, responsibilisation and metricisation. This analysis is critical for understanding not just the chronology of events but the scaffolding upon which priorities, programmes and practices in the WASH sector have been built, offering insights for reshaping the sector to reach its goals of universal access to safe WASH around the globe.
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