From joint thinking to joint action: a call to action on improving water, sanitation, and hygiene for maternal and newborn health

Yael Velleman; Elizabeth Mason; Wendy Graham; Lenka Benova; Mickey Chopra; Oona M R Campbell; Bruce Gordon; Sanjay Wijesekera; Sennen Hounton; Joanna Esteves Mills; Val Curtis; Kaosar Afsana; Sophie Boisson; Moke Magoma; Sandy Cairncross; Oliver Cumming

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001771

From joint thinking to joint action: a call to action on improving water, sanitation, and hygiene for maternal and newborn health

PLoS Med. 2014 Dec 12;11(12):e1001771. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001771. eCollection 2014 Dec.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ WaterAid, London, United Kingdom.
² University College London, London, United Kingdom.
³ London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; The SoapBox Collaborative, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
⁴ London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
⁵ UNICEF, New York, United States of America.
⁶ World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁷ United Nations Population Fund, New York, United States of America.
⁸ BRAC and BRAC University, James P Grant School of Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁹ Evidence for Action (E4A), Bugando Consultant, Teaching Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Abstract

Yael Velleman and colleagues argue for stronger integration between the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and maternal and newborn health sectors. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Hygiene*
Infant, Newborn
Public Health*
Sanitation*
Water
Water Purification
Water Supply

Substances

Water

Grants and funding

001/WHO_/World Health Organization/International