The Impact of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Improvements on Hand Hygiene at Two Liberian Hospitals during the Recovery Phase of an Ebola Epidemic

Autor: Paul Malpiedi, David E. Chiriboga, Nadoris Nador, Michelle Niescierenko, Udhayashankar Kanagasabai, Celina Zayzay, Kayla Enriquez, Richard J. Gelting, Catherine Cooper, James Kendor, Desmond E. Williams, Williamatta Gibson, Shirley Fahnbulleh, Rose Brown

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 18
Issue 7
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 3409, p 3409 (2021)

Fourteen years of civil war left Liberia with crumbling infrastructure and one of the weakest health systems in the world. The 2014–2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak exposed the vulnerabilities of the Liberian health system. Findings from the

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Awareness, adoption and implementation of the water safety plan methodology: insights from five Latin American and Caribbean experiences

Autor: Brian Hubbard, Ricardo Torres, Tom Williams, Maria Del Carmen Portillo, Richard J. Gelting

Publikováno v: Journal of water, sanitation, and hygiene for development : a journal of the International Water Association. 3(4)

Considerable effort has been made worldwide to disseminate information and provide technical assistance to encourage the adoption and implementation of the water safety plan (WSP) methodology. Described since the third edition of the World Health Org

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30450189

Development of Haiti's rural water, sanitation and hygiene workforce

Autor: Fabienne Bertrand, Brian Hubbard, Richard J. Gelting, Gabriella Lockhart

Publikováno v: Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 4:159-163

In 2009 the Haitian Directorate of Potable Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) identified an inadequately trained and under-staffed rural workforce as one of their main institutional challenges. Plans to address this challenge were impacted by the devastat

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https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2013.089

A Systems Analysis of Irrigation Water Quality in Environmental Assessments Related to Foodborne Outbreaks

Autor: Mansoor Ahmed Baloch, Richard J. Gelting

Publikováno v: Aquatic Procedia. 1:130-137

Irrigation water quality can affect food safety and health and has been identified as a possible source of pathogens in produce linked to disease outbreaks. Many irrigation water sources are subject to contamination from various sources in surroundin

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqpro.2013.07.011

Water Safety Plan demonstration projects in Latin America and the Caribbean: lessons from the field

Autor: Lana F. Corrales, Richard J. Gelting, Angella Rinehold, Elizabeth Medlin

Publikováno v: Water Supply. 11:297-308

A Water Safety Plan (WSP) is a preventive, risk management approach to ensure drinking water safety. This emerging methodology is being increasingly applied in both industrialized and lower income countries worldwide. In 2006, the U.S. Centers for Di

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https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2011.050