What does SaniPath tell us about exposure to fecal contamination in 12 neighborhoods in 3 cities?

CL Moe

22nd Annual SuSanA Meeting (August 2016)

This presentation, given by Dr. Christine Moe, compared the latest results of the SaniPath Study from three different study sites: Accra, Ghana; Vellore, India; and Maputo, Mozambique and discussed the reliability of the SaniPath Tool data. The presentation was given at the 22nd Annual SuSanA meeting in Stockholm. SuSanA is “an open international alliance” bringing together individuals who are interested in sustainable sanitation, and who are “dedicated to understanding viable and sustainable sanitation solutions.”

You can watch Dr. Moe’s presentation below:

How can SaniPath build on the SFD’s?

S Raj, D Berendes, CL Moe

SuSanA SFD Exchange Meeting (August 2016)

In this presentation, Suraja Raj discussed how the SaniPath Tool was used in Vellore, India and how SaniPath results could be used to build upon the SFDs. While SFDs show how excreta is or is not contained in a city, the SaniPath Tool focuses on where feces is ending up in the environment and how people are being exposed. Suraja also explains how spatial analyses and clustering was used in Vellore to understand the associations between household toilets and FSM with fecal contamination in urban areas.

You can watch Suraja’s presentation below:

Using Evidence-Based Decision Making to Guide Sanitation Investments in Low Resource Settings

H Yakubu

39th WEDC Conference (July 2016)

The Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; the Emory University/Water Institute of CSIR/ TREND Group; and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development hosted a side event showcasing the experiences of local partners who deployed the SaniPath Tool in Accra, Ghana. This side event delved into the usability of the tool, and the tool’s impact and usage by decision-makers. During the event, interested participants were encouraged to critique the tool and share whether the tool could be applied within their own work. The purpose of the Water, Engineering, and Development Center (WEDC) Conference is to “support knowledge-sharing, develop capacity and improve good practice for the sustainable delivery for water, sanitation, and hygiene services for low- and middle-income countries.”