“…The National Sanitation Policy has been under development since December 2005. …”
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“…Children need WASH – water, sanitation and hygiene – to survive and thrive. This is true in times of stability and crisis, in urban and rural communities, and in every country around the world. …”
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“…Community-led total sanitation has the potential to improve sanitation and hygiene in different key areas such as environmental sanitation which include borehole sanitation. …”
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“…The Government of Malawi is committed to providing adequate, reliable and sustainable sanitation and hygiene promotion services to the people of Malawi to attain its vision of ensuring “Sanitation for All in Malawi”. …”
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“…The Government of Malawi through the Ministries of Health, and Agriculture Irrigation and Water Development is implementing a sanitation and hygiene promotion programme which is aimed at reducing water, sanitation and hygiene related diseases. …”
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“…Additionally, poor sanitation facilities, along with high population pressure and waste management systems, are becoming a threat to the health of the residents of the cities. …”
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“…Around 300 Cholera Treatment Units (CTUs) were provided essential cholera supplies, sanitation infrastructures, water supplies, and IPC supplies. …”
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“…Poor environment consisting of poor sanitation and hygiene, Preference of female health practitioners during screening, poor treatment by prison officers & health care givers when accessing care and poor living conditions were reported as challenges that affected screening uptake in the prison. …”
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“…The study findings imply that knowledge of infection prevention, good sanitation in the working environment, adequate workload and adherence to hand-washing practices have proven to be some of the significant preventive measures to biological hazard exposure. …”
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“…The policy has been developed in line with international declarations which Malawi is a signatory and these are: Libreville Declaration on Health and Environment, held in Libreville in 2008, Ethekwini Declaration on Hygiene and Sanitation, 2008, Africa Health Strategy (of the African Union), 2007-2015, UN Millennium Declaration and subsequent Millennium Development Goals, 2000, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992 and the Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care, 1972. …”
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“…As an area of focus within the MGDS II, the health sub-theme (comprising of Public Health, Sanitation, Malaria, and HIV and AIDS Management) was recognized and espoused as one of the nine key priority areas. …”
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“…Challenges that the antenatal mothers reported during their stay in MWHs were lack of privacy, poor sanitation, pests, congestion, poor attitude of midwives, and adverse cultural practices. …”
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