Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. explain the following terms; water, sanitation, hygiene ECO-SAN, CLTS, CLUES, PHAST, GLAAS, SDGs and many others; 2. explain the concepts of WASH; 3. discuss WASH in Schools, Healthcare Facilities (HCFs), public places and emergency situations; 4. identify and discuss the impact of WASH related diseases; 5. discuss the importance of WASH programmes in epidemic situations such as Covid-19, Ebola and many others; 6. appraise gender issues in WASH; 7. outline the importance of WASH to the public; 8. discuss the roles of Govt and NGOs in WASH programs in Nigeria; 9. discuss WASH policies in Nigeria; 10. evaluate sanitary methods in excreta management; 11. outline WASH related SDGs; 12. discuss sanitation marketing in WASH; and 13. how to set up toilet business.

Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), evolution of WASH, Terminologies. Concepts of water, sanitation and hygiene. Water sanitation and hygiene in schools. WASH in health care facilities, WASH in public place such as markets, mosques, churches, parks, recreational facilities and filing stations. WASH in Emergency situations like Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water IDPs camps, WASH in low-income countries, WASH related diseases, Impact of WASH on diseases, WASH in pandemic situations such as Covid-19, Gender issues in WASH, Genital hygiene, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Emergency water and emergency sanitation, Importance of WASH to the public, especially children. Excreta management technologies-ECO- SAN. Air, Water & Soil quality; sanitation approaches - Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Community Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (CLUES), Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Technologies (PHAST). and many others; WASH policies, Roles of Development Partners and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in WASH programmes in Nigeria, such as United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), UN-Water, WATER AID. Water safety plan, Sanitation marketing, sanitation ladder, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)/Hygiene & Sanitation Fund (HSF), Global Sanitation Fund (GSF), Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking (GLAAS). Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). WASH Toilet Business set-up.