And the award goes to...
...SuperAmma! Last month, a SHARE-funded article, Effect of a behaviour-change intervention on handwashing with soap in India (SuperAmma): a cluster-randomised trial, was awarded the one of the first ever Elsevier Atlas Awards, honouring its potential to significantly impact people's lives around the world.
Better WASH = healthier mums and babies
This was the key message of the PLOS Medicine paper launched at LSHTM on 15th December 2014. The launch was attended by more than 100 practitioners, policymakers and researchers from the WASH and maternal and newborn health sectors and a dynamic discussion about the role the excellent opportunity that improved WASH offers for MNH outcomes ensued. The 'Call to Action' paper was praised for offering strong evidence in support of and tangible recommendations for greater inter-sectoral collaboration.
Join us for the launch of a new PLOS Medicine
paper!
On 15th December we're launching an important new paper “From joint thinking to joint action: A call to action on improving water, sanitation and hygiene for maternal and newborn health” at LSHTM. Come and join the discussion and hear from keynote speakers, Dr Maria Neira, Director of Public Health and Environment at WHO, and Ms Jane Edmondson, Head of Human Development at UK DFID.
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SHARE marks World Toilet Day
SHARE was very kindly invited to mark World Toilet Day by displaying some of our research at DFID. This was an excellent opportunity for us to further disseminate our findings amongst policymakers and practitioners and shine a light on our contribution to ending defecation globally through generating rigorous research.
Improving sanitation to ‘STOP Stunting’
On 10th November 2014, SHARE Research Director, Professor Sandy Cairncross, gave an informative guest presentation on the links between sanitation and stunting at the ‘STOP Stunting Regional Conference on Nutrition in South Asia’.
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Senior officials throw down the gauntlet to SHARE's research in India
At the 'Sanitation and Women in India' conference held in Delhi last week, representatives from the Government of India’s Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare praised SHARE and WSSCC's research and requested that the audience formulate a list of clear, evidence-based recommendations that could inform official Swachh Bharat Abhiyan guidelines.
SHARE trains Kyrgyzstani officials
SHARE and LSHTM were delighted to be approached by UNICEF Kyrgyzstan to organise and deliver an informative one-week training course for 11 public health professionals from the Ministry of Health, national NGOs and international organisations in Kyrgyzstan.
How we're disseminating research in Malawi
This month, Rochelle blogs on sharing the findings of the ‘Private Sector Participation in the Delivery of Sanitation and Hygiene Services’ research project with researchers, policymakers, practitioners and activists at the 15th WaterNet Symposium and the 2014 Annual Meeting of WES Network in Malawi.
Two new blogs from Zanzibar
Sally Faulkner, Senior Programme Coordinator for Research at WaterAid Tanzania, blogs about progress on the SHARE-funded research project ‘Improving Maternal Health through Improved WASH’ including:
1. Data collection and analysis
2. Interpretation Workshop
Find out more about the Zanzibar project
SHARE’s research hits the radio waves
Findings from several SHARE-funded research projects were the subject of a dynamic debate, the 'Urban Talks', between researchers, Government of Malawi officials, policy makers, practitioners and members of the public, broadcasted live on Malawi’s Zodiak radio station on 26th October 2014.
Resources
Compendium of Accessible WASH Technologies
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Based on the findings of the Undoing Inequity project, this compendium offers evidence-based guidance on how household WASH facilities can be made more accessible. It is intended for use by health workers, community volunteers and WASH practitioners working directly with disabled and older people and their families in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa.
PODCAST: PLOS Medicine Paper Launch - From Joint Thinking to Joint Action
Podcast
This is a podcast of the PLOS Medicine Paper Launch that took place at LSHTM on 15th December 2014. The event formally launched the “From joint thinking to joint action: A call to action on improving water, sanitation and hygiene for maternal and newborn health” paper calling for greater intersectoral collaboration to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.
JOURNAL PAPER: Realizing the Right to Sanitation in Deprived Urban Communities: Meeting the Challenges of Collective Action, Coproduction, Affordability, and Housing Tenure
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This paper examines the institutional challenges to low-cost sanitation in deprived urban communities and features two community-driven initiatives which have successfully overcome these challenges.
RESEARCH SUMMARY: Recent WASH and Maternal and Newborn Health Publications
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This brochure summarises several recent publications concerning the WASH and maternal and newborn health nexus. It was produced as a handout for the PLOS Medicine paper launch that took place at LSHTM on 15th December 2014.
VIDEO: Nepal Food Hygiene Intervention Campaign
Video
This video documents all phases of the SHARE-funded food hygiene intervention trial that took place in Nepal from 2012 to 2014. The video was produced by Om Prasad Gautam, PhD Fellow at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
JOURNAL ARTICLE: From joint thinking to joint action: A call to action on improving water, sanitation and hygiene for maternal and newborn health
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This paper, authored by scientists and technical experts from leading universities and international agencies, outlines the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes and calls for greater inter-sectoral collaboration. It was launched at LSHTM on 15th December 2014.
