Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. WASH stands for water, sanitation and hygiene and has become a popular notion. It is used worldwide to show that all three are interrelated and therefore have to be tackled together to reach the millennium development goals.

Synonyms and Abbreviation
WASH

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. WASH stands for water, sanitation and hygiene and has become a popular notion. It is used worldwide to show that all three are interrelated and therefore have to be tackled together to reach number six of the sustainable development goals.

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