title: Water, sanitation and diarrhoea.
abstract: Water, sanitation and health are inseparably linked. Diarrhoea and other water related diseases are the major causes of health problems in developing countries. Although the need for water and sanitation interventions for health promotion has been recognised, these are labeled as costly and are often neglected in the primary healthcare programmes. Lack of proper water and sanitation initiatives based on appropriate techniques, technologies, knowledge and/or implementation methods have hindered the expected achievements through water and sanitation interventions. Since water and sanitation initiatives include both availability of provisions and their effective use (which mean behavioral changes), they are technically and socially challenging. Disasters and emerging water quality problems, such as arsenic in groundwater, have further been complicating this situation. After reviewing relevant articles, several research issues are suggested in the context of developing country perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Health Programme (EHP), International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hoque
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D012498:Sanitary Engineering; D012499:Sanitation; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D014881:Water Supply