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sanitation

woman with other women and children
Health & Medicine
Health crisis unfolding in Pakistan even as floodwaters recede 
Protesting farmers ride tractors and shout slogans as they march to the capital, breaking police barricades, during India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India
Top of The World
India repeals controversial farm laws after a year of protests
A bustling street scene in Ghana, where only 1 in 7 households has a toilet.
Health
Only 1 in 7 households in Ghana has a toilet. Communities are fighting to ensure sanitation for all.
Children drink water from the SHRI sanitation system.
Development
This doctoral student is building public toilets in India that also provide clean drinking water
The blood of a survivor of the Ebola virus is extracted as part of a study launched at Liberia's John F. Kennedy Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, June 17, 2015.
Medicine
West Africa is Ebola-free. Or is it?
How new technologies are bringing water to the developing world
Business, Economics and Jobs
DIY: How to turn urine into fertilizer
One of a fleet of trucks in the Bangalore area that brings untreated sewage from homes to farms, to be used as fertilizer.
Environment
Recycled lunch: Using human waste to grow food, and fight climate change
How Many Teachers (and Toilets) is Enough?
Development & Education
School Year Blog: How Many Teachers (and Toilets) is Enough?
Environment
Sanitation Solution Wins MIT Innovation Prize
Environment
Waste Not-Composting Toilets in Haiti
Environment
Toilet Tales: Water and Waste
Environment
An Indian Toilet Museum’s Public Health Mission
Environment
The Benefits of Eco-Sanitation
To Catch a Trash Thief
Water Diaries
Unsung Heroes
Health & Medicine
The call for a World Sanitation Day
Environment
U.N. World Water Day
Environment
From toilet to tap