James B. Tidwell, Jenala Chipungu, Ian Ross, Prince Antwi-Agyei et al.
Shared sanitation is not currently accepted within the international normative definitions of "basic" or "safely managed" sanitation. We argue that pro-poor government strategies and investment plans must include high-quality shared sanitation as an intermediate step in some densely populated urban ...
Vasco Schelbert, Dario Meili, Mahbub‐Ul Alam, Sheillah Simiyu et al.
Abstract Shared sanitation facilities (SSFs) have contributed considerably to sanitation access in many low-income settlements. While many SSFs are of unacceptable quality, others have been found to be a hygienically safe and a socially and economically viable sanitation option. Within its framework...
Dario Meili, Vasco Schelbert, Mahbub‐Ul Alam, Prince Antwi-Agyei et al.
Abstract In recent years, shared facilities have contributed substantially to increased access to sanitation in urban areas. While shared sanitation is often the only viable option in densely-populated, low-income urban areas, it is currently considered a “limited" solution by the international comm...
Fouzia Akter, Neiva Banze, Igor Capitine, Kondwani Chidziwisano et al.
Abstract Sustainable Development Goal 6.2 measures sanitation progress by type of toilet service. Improving people’s subjective sanitation experiences is also important but rarely rigorously measured. The Sanitation-related Quality of Life index (SanQoL-5) combines answers to five simple questions (...
Akanksha A. Marphatia, Sheillah Simiyu, MJ O'Kane, Kelly Alexander et al.
Summary box Sanitation is critical to improving quality of life and gender equality.
Vasco Schelbert, Dario Meili, Sheillah Simiyu, Mahbub‐Ul Alam et al.
The QUISS project identifies the key criteria of ‘acceptable quality’ shared toilets in low-income urban contexts and provides recommendations for strengthening the acceptability, functionality and sustainability of shared sanitation facilities.
Kazy Farhat Tabassum, Dewan Muhammad Shoaib, Md Assaduzzaman Rahat, Mehedi Hasan et al.
BACKGROUND People with disabilities and older adults are often disproportionately excluded from public health interventions. The study explored the reach and perceptions of hygiene behaviour change messages (e.g., handwashing, mask use, social distancing) and hygiene products (e.g., soap, mask, sani...
Vasco Schelbert, Dario Meili, Sheillah Simiyu, Mahbub‐Ul Alam et al.
Shared sanitation has immensely contributed to sanitation access in urban areas, but is at best considered a "limited" solution due to the lack of quality standards within Sustainable Development Goal #6.<br />This policy brief presents the main results of the QUISS project (Quality Indicators...