ENPHO E-Bulletin July 2011

EDITORIAL

Development in access to improved drinking water and sanitation leads to a significant change in the burden of disease from diarrhoeal diseases. Intense variance in terms of child mortality from diarrhoeal diseases in past few years is perceived, with an ultimate difference of more than 10500 deaths per year in the country. Supplementary precise study is significant on impacts of WASH in community actions on the ground of development and health progress. The proven innovative approaches and tools for the target of open defecation free community has been widely promoting by various agencies. However challenges still remain regarding its sustainability and need to be keeping special attention on follow up monitoring movements analogously.

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Training on BCC

14th May 2012

Strengthening Water, Air, Sanitation and Hygiene Treasuring Health (SWASTHA) project of ENPHO has organized three days training on behavior change and communication at Sahamati, Nawalparasi from 3-5 May, 2012. All together 31 staffs have participated from different projects of ENPHO.

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3rd National Ground Water Symposium

23rd Mar 2012

Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) in collaboration with CREEW, The Small Earth Nepal (SEN) and other partners has organized the 3rd National Symposium on “Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources of the Kathmandu Valley” on 22nd March 2012 in the occasion of World Water Day 2012.

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