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Jan 27, 2011
  Haiti was the first country outside of North America I ever traveled to, in January 2001, to complete my Master's research on a filtration/chlorination household water treatment system.   I remember being shocked at the poverty, but not in an
Jan 25, 2011
End Water Poverty is really moving on as a campaign and last week's planning meeting marked a great step forward. Campaigners from 14 countries came together to celebrate our successes, to assess the current situation and to plan the way forward
Jan 19, 2011
Years ago, while working in El Salvador, I learned the Latin American gesture for diarrhea - a quick brushing of one hand, fingers pursed, across the open palm the other, and then a dramatic splaying of the fingers.  More often than not, I saw this
Jan 11, 2011
On a recent trip to Kenya, I made my first trip to Kibera, the largest slum in Africa.Kibera is one of the more visible African slums - featured in the last decade in the movie the Constant Gardener and a recent book by Bill Bryson, with visits from
Jan 10, 2011
There is no single intervention that will improve global health faster than providing access to clean water, improved sanitation and hygiene education to literally 1/3 of the world's population.  The statistics are staggering. Nearly one billion
Jan 06, 2011
Southern Sudan holds a referendum on independence this Sunday, and the major media are filled with all manner of speculation about the outcome and its effects. Will the vote be peaceful or violent? What is the prognosis for a new government in this
Dec 22, 2010
Some would argue that the faces that motivated President George W. Bush's unparalleled investment in AIDS prevention, treatment, and care were the faces of children. They were the faces of millions of children orphaned by AIDS, and their stories
Dec 17, 2010
Diarrheal disease treatment and prevention are on the wish list all year around for families and communities in developing countries, so a number of charities and philanthropies are making it possible for gift givers to donate directly or in the
Dec 15, 2010
To me, a sustainable sanitation service, in very general terms is one where everybody can get access to a toilet and toilet services -- of their choice -- forever. 
Dec 08, 2010
Many of us have heard the staggering numbers before: