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:

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.”

Characterizing Determinants of Hand Contamination in Low-Income Neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana

T Osborne, K Robb, J Ampofo, K Baker, D Berendes, C Null, H Reese, Y Wang, H Yakubu, and CL Moe

UNC Water and Health 2015 (October 2015)

This poster was prepared by Taylor Osborne. The poster presents a sub-study of SaniPath Phase 1 in Accra, Ghana, which assessed the correlation between E. coli and enterococci handrinse concentrations in different urban settings. This poster was presented at the 2015 UNC Water & Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy. The annual conference is hosted by the UNC Water Institute focuses on “drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis.”