Household Water Treatment & Storage
Source:
- Kamminga E, Wegelin-Schuringa M. 2005 . Delft, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
Summary:
- HIV is not spread via contaminated water or poor hygiene. But a Thematic Overview Paper (TOP) on HIV/AIDS and the intersection with the water, sanitation and hygiene (WSH) sector is needed to address the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on WSH service providers; the changing demands for WSH services brought about by the effects of HIV/AIDS on households and communities, and reasons improved WSH services have a crucial role to play in slowing the progression of HIV/ AIDS. The topic is relevant not only for regions highly affected by the epidemic (mainly in Africa), but also for those with rapidly increasing infection rates, such as Asia and Eastern Europe. Topics addressed include effect on sanitation organizations and service provision, and lessons learned in preventing and mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDS from outside and inside the water and sanitation sector.
Keywords:
Best Practices and Lessons Learned Evidence Base Handwashing (Hand Washing) Household Water Treatment & Storage Sanitation/Feces Disposal
Source:
- WELL Project. 2004. London, UK
Summary:
- The socio-economic impacts of HIV and AIDS are not often highlighted, even though their effects are not limited to those diagnosed: water and sanitation sectors often pay little attention to the impact of HIV/AIDS on the social and economic feasibility and sustainability of water supply in rural areas; increasing HIV/AIDS cases in rural areas make already inadequate water and sanitation situations for domestic and agricultural use dire; and home-based care for the terminally ill requires not only clean water and safe solid waste disposal for patients, but access to a convenient, reliable, safe, and sufficient water supply, as well as basic sanitation, to ease the burden on caregivers. Strategies to integrate water and sanitation with HIV/AIDS are necessary and must meet the challenge to ensure all development sectors incorporate, in a strategic way, issues such as prevention, care, and mitigation of HIV/AIDS, and policymakers and sector programs give high priority to water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion in areas with a high incidence of the disease.
Keywords:
Accessing Water Handwashing (Hand Washing) Home-Based Care Household Water Treatment & Storage Policy Programming Guidance Sanitation/Feces Disposal
Source:
- Kgalushi R, Smits S, Eales K. 2004. Johannesburg, South Africa. The Mvula Trust and Delft, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.
Summary:
- In South Africa, HIV/AIDS is approached primarily as a health issue; the social implications and poverty dimensions of HIV /AIDS, while recognised in policy, have not yet been translated adequately into practice. Provision of affordable, accessible and reliable public services, including reliable delivery of good quality water, and sound basic sanitation, is critical to reduce exposure to pathogens to which HIV-positive people are particularly vulnerable, support health maintenance, and reduce stress for people living with HIV/AIDS. Where water and sanitation services are inadequate or inaccessible, the time and monetary costs of accessing good quality water, in sufficient quantities, are high, particularly for HIV-infected people and their care-givers.
Keywords:
Accessing Water Evidence Base Handwashing (Hand Washing) Household Water Treatment & Storage People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) Sanitation/Feces Disposal
Source:
- UNICEF. 2001. Lusaka, Zambia. United Nations Children’s Fund.
Summary:
- The school health and nutrition and HIV/AIDS components of BESSIP have developed the psychosocial life skills teachers lesson guide with a focus on water, sanitation, hygiene, and HIV/AIDS education for grades 1 to 7 to assist teach life skills in a participatory manner. These life skills are self-awareness, self-esteem, effective communication, decision making, problem solving, assertiveness, goal setting, value clarification, creative thinking, critical thinking, empathy & interpersonal relationships. The guide covers the following themes, hygiene education e.g. personal, water, food and community hygiene; environmental education e.g. sustainable environment and living in harmony at both local and national level; HIV/AIDS facts, prevention, support, and care for the affected and infected;and making a living.
Keywords:
Food Hygiene Handwashing (Hand Washing) Household Water Treatment & Storage Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources
Source:
- Lamptey PR, Gayle HD. 2001. Research Triangle Park, NC, Family Health International
Summary:
- Chapter 25 focuses on providing healthcare for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in resource-constrained countries. Health facilities in these areas often lack the resources to offer high-quality medical care to the general public—much less meet the complex demands of AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. The challenge of improving PLHA’s quality of life requires a more comprehensive or holistic approach—an approach that meets the medical, psychological and social needs of people and families living with HIV. Strategy and policy development can be linked with development of a managed, rational system of care and referral that supports community-based initiatives and implementing agencies should integrate family and community support programs into health, education, agriculture, water and sanitation sectors.
Keywords:
Community-Based Care Healthcare Facilities Household Water Treatment & Storage People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) Programming Guidance Sanitation/Feces Disposal
