The Lancet Commission on water, sanitation and hygiene, and health

The Lancet Commission on water, sanitation and hygiene, and health

[...]interventions often demand a large investment of time and financial resources from those least able to bear the costs, and underestimate or overlook the structural challenges faced by people living in poverty. [...]the true costs of these so-called low-cost approaches are often born by women as...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 398; no. 10310; pp. 1469 - 1470
Main Authors: Amebelu, Argaw, Ban, Radu, Bhagwan, Jay, brown, Joe, Chilengi, Roma, Chandler, Clare, Colford, John Matthew, Cumming, Oliver, Curtis, Valerie, Evans, Barbara Elvy, Freeman, Matthew Charles, Guiteras, Raymond, Howard, Guy, Humphrey, Jean, Kang, Gagandeep, Kulabako, Robinah, Lanata, Claudio Franco, Montgomery, Maggie Ann, Pickering, Amy Janel, Null, Clair, Wolf, Jennyfer
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 23-10-2021
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Climate change
Costs
COVID-19
Curtis, Valerie
Developing Countries - economics
Environmental justice
Equality
Gender equity
Global Health
Human Rights
Humans
Hygiene
Hygiene - standards
Income
Infectious diseases
Pandemics
Poverty
Public Health
Sanitation
Sanitation - standards
Sustainable Development - economics
Urbanization
Water Supply - standards
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
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Summary:[...]interventions often demand a large investment of time and financial resources from those least able to bear the costs, and underestimate or overlook the structural challenges faced by people living in poverty. [...]the true costs of these so-called low-cost approaches are often born by women as the de-facto water managers or caregivers who are tasked with additional responsibilities, reinforcing gender inequalities.14 International attention focuses almost exclusively on low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), suggesting WASH is no longer a truly global concern. [...]the cost of achieving universal access to at least safely managed WASH services will be immense but so too are the potential benefits. [...]the Commission will make concrete recommendations for reform focused on the establishment of national systems that are capable of both professionalised delivery of WASH services for all and responding to key challenges such as climate change and rapid urbanisation.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02005-5