A long way to go - Estimates of combined water, sanitation and hygiene coverage for 25 sub-Saharan African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential for a healthy and dignified life. International targets to reduce inadequate WASH coverage were set under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs, 1990-2015) and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, 2016-2030). The MDGs called for halving the proportion of the population without access to adequate water and sanitation, whereas the SDGs call for universal access, require the progressive reduction of inequalities, and include hygiene in addition to water and sanitation. Estimating access to complete WASH coverage provides a baseline for monitoring during the SDG period. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has among the lowest rates of WASH coverage globally.

Methods

The most recent available Demographic Household Survey

SUBMITTER: Roche R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5300760 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature