Information for Public Health & Medical Professionals
Below is a compiled list of resources for public health and medical professionals related to global water, sanitation, and hygiene. Also available is information about related diseases and global water, sanitation and hygiene-related programs at CDC.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Water, Sanitation, and HygieneExternal
- Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene DevelopmentExternal
- Progress on drinking water and sanitation: 2015 update and MDG assessment. Cdc-pdf[PDF – 90 pages]External
- Control of Neglected Tropical DiseasesExternal
- Water and Sanitation Related DiseasesExternal
- Water Safety Plans: Managing Drinking Water Quality from Catchment to Consumer Cdc-pdf[PDF – 244 pages]External
- Soil-Transmitted HelminthsExternal
- Safe Water, Better Health: Costs, Benefits and Sustainability of Interventions to Protect and Promote HealthExternal
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Facts and FiguresExternal
- Environmental Health in Emergencies and DisastersExternal
- Neglected Tropical Diseases, Hidden Successes, Emerging Opportunities Cdc-pdf[PDF – 52 pages]External
United Nations (UN)
- Progress on drinking water and sanitation: 2015 update and MDG assessment. Cdc-pdf[PDF – 90 pages]External
- UN-WaterExternal
- International Decade for Action: Water for LifeExternal
- UNDP- Human Development Report 2006: Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisisExternal
- World Water Day 2012
- International Year of SanitationExternal
- UNICEF-Water, Sanitation, and HygieneExternal
Other Resources
Page last reviewed: June 22, 2017
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention