The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub is a broad partnership housed at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) that draws on scientific, operational and creative expertise from a network of individuals and organizations from around the world. It is a free service to help actors in low- and middle-income countries to rapidly share, design, […]
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Research presentations from WASHTED researchers was well received at the recent UNC Water and Health Conference held in North Carolina USA. 649 delegates attended from 41 different countries to present 60 side events, 128 verbal presentations and 146 poster presentations. Tracy Morse and Kondwani Chidziwisano presented work from the SHARE Hygienic Family trial and the
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WASHTED was delighted to have Tracy Morse represent the Centre at the recent Royal Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Development meeting in Mexico City. Focussed on WASHing away inequalities, the meeting was attended by 60 invited professionals from around the world with a wide range of expertise from engineering and design to public health and
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Following the devastating effects of Cyclone Idai across the region, WASHTED staff and friends were moved to action to support those households affected. As much of the research work within WASHTED takes place with the support of Chikwawa communities, the staff have a strong relationship with the district and desire to help. Over March and
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Every two years, the sanitation community comes together to discuss the latest innovations in faecal sludge treatment and management. This year, the Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM5) was held alongside the AfricaSan conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Mabvuto Yesaya received a scholarship from BORDA to attend his first international conference and, along with Elizabeth
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With funding from a GCRF Networking Grant and University of Strathclyde Escalator Fund, WASHTED hosted the kick off meeting (14th – 18th January) of a five country interdisciplinary network which aims to explore the barriers to effective sanitation and hygiene in fishing communities surrounding the African Great Lakes. 27 participants from Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania
WASHTED through Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity (SHARE) research project attended the Water and Health Conference which was heard in October 2018 at the Water Institute in UNC, USA. Kondwani Chidziwisano and Dr. Tracy Morse represented WASHTED, where they made presentations about ongoing research at the centre. Kondwani made presentations about the importance
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SHARE team in Chikwawa with hand washing games for school students The WASHTED team supported by SHARE were delighted to host the Global Hand Washing Day Symposium this year at the Malawi Polytechnic on 17th October 2018. The one day event was officially opened by the Deputy Director Environmental Health from the Ministry of Health
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This year’s Global HandWashing Day will be celebrated across 2 days in Malawi. The 17th October will see a knowledge exchange symposium for practitioners hosted by WASHTED at the Malawi Polytechnic, and this will be followed by a public commemoration on the 18th October in Chikwawa District. The symposium will be hosted from 8.30am –
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Read more about the MHM study here http://www.worldwaterweek.org This year WASHTED was represented at Stockholm World Water Week by Tracy Morse and Christabel Kambala who both presented their SHARE research during the conference. Over 3600 delegates attended from 133 countries this years theme of ‘Water, ecosystems and human development’. Dr Kambala took part in a
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