Sanitation

Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities. The word 'sanitation' also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.

	h2020 Item only translated in French
	European water policies and human health — Combining reported environmental information
	Final report of the Mediterranean Hot-Spot identification Programme (Horizon 2020)
	New interactive information portal on water, sanitation and hygiene for the Pacific
	Water & sanitation data query tool - Sanitation data