The Relationship between the WES Interventions and the Incidence of Diarrhoea
Access to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities have a direct positive impact on health through prevention of water-borne diseases, especially diarrhoeal morbidity of children. Lack of WES (Water and Environmental Sanitation) services and poor hygiene practices in Pakistan contribute significantly to the prevalence of diarrhoea, a major cause of infant death and children less than five years of age. The estimates show that about 30 percent of total deaths among children are attributed to diarrhoeal disease [Gallup (2001); UNICEF (2000)], and 4.1 years in life expectancy can be added if water borne diseases are eliminated [Ali and Haq (2003)]. Hence, reduction of diarrhoeal morbidity stands out as an important policy goal, which can ultimately lead to reduction in infant/child mortality. In this paper, we shall examine the relationship of WES interventions with that of the incidence of diarrhoea among children under age 10.
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2003
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Authors: | Ali, Syed Mubashir ; Ul-haq, Rizwan |
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The Pakistan Development Review. - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. - Vol. 42.2003, 4, p. 555-568
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Pakistan Institute of Development Economics |
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