Course description
This short course explores the links between water, excreta related behaviour, and health and the related technologies that are appropriate in low and middle income communities.
A wholesome water supply and good sanitation are essential for a healthy life.
Poor sanitation is a significant cause of diseases from which millions in low-income countries/communities suffer. Promoting hygiene and sanitary excreta/waste management practice/technology should be an important component of proactive public health development.
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
On successful completion of this short course you will be able to:
- Identify the principal transmission routes of water and excreta-related diseases,
- Recognise the disease risks associated with water and excreta-related behaviours,
- Design a basic programme for hygiene evaluation and promotion,
- Select and design a sanitation system for a given situation,
- Evaluate excreta/wastewater management systems and recommend improvements/alternatives.
Training Course Content
Core content
- Health: health and hygiene in developing countries; classification of water- and excreta-related disease; risk behaviours in relation to water-and excreta-related disease; health and hygiene impact assessment; hygiene evaluation and promotion,
- On-site excreta disposal systems: why they are not used, benefits of their use, pit latrines, VIP latrines, pour-flush latrines, composting latrines, septic tanks, soakage systems, ecological sanitation,
- Urban sanitation: conventional and low-cost sewerage, cartage; urban drainage; solid waste management,
- Wastewater treatment: the need for sewage treatment: environmental pollution, health impacts, economic impacts,
- Conventional sewage treatment,
- Waste stabilisation ponds,
- Reed beds.
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