Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Healthy Behaviors for Healthy Communities
Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is fundamental to human health, dignity, and wellbeing. Global statistics underscore the scale of this ongoing challenge:
- Safe Drinking Water: $2.2$ billion people worldwide lack access to safely managed drinking water services.
- Sanitation Services: $4.2$ billion people live without safely managed sanitation facilities.
- Hygiene Facilities: $3$ billion people lack basic hand-washing infrastructure at home.
Beyond being a clinical prerequisite for health, WASH contributes immensely to livelihoods, educational attendance, and community resilience. In contrast, compromised water and sanitation systems drive widespread disease:
Our Approach
To achieve universal, equitable access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in low-resource settings, we advance our mission through active collaboration and targeted interventions:
Partnership and Collaboration
