Importance of diarrhoeal disease attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in South Africa: An overview of the burden of disease approach

Steyn, MaronelGenthe, Bettina2011-08-292011-08-292008-05Steyn, M, and Genthe, B. 2008. Importance of diarrhoeal disease attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in South Africa: An overview of the burden of disease approach. Water Institute of Southern Africa Biennial Conference. Sun City, 18 - 22 May 2008, pp. 29pphttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/5138Water Institute of Southern Africa Biennial Conference. Sun City, 18 - 22 May 2008This presentation highlights the effect of unsafe water on people's health in South Africa. It looks at the total population of people without access to clean, safe water. A high percentage of deaths in South Africa are attributable to water, sanitation and hygiene. Records of people ill with diarrhoea are not kept in South Africa, except for administering oral rehydration solution or therapy to children below the age of five years.enWater safetyDiarrhoeaSouth African waterSanitationImportance of diarrhoeal disease attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in South Africa: An overview of the burden of disease approachConference PresentationSteyn, M., & Genthe, B. (2008). Importance of diarrhoeal disease attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in South Africa: An overview of the burden of disease approach. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5138Steyn, Maronel, and Bettina Genthe. "Importance of diarrhoeal disease attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in South Africa: An overview of the burden of disease approach." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5138Steyn M, Genthe B, Importance of diarrhoeal disease attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in South Africa: An overview of the burden of disease approach; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5138 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Steyn, Maronel AU - Genthe, Bettina AB - This presentation highlights the effect of unsafe water on people's health in South Africa. It looks at the total population of people without access to clean, safe water. A high percentage of deaths in South Africa are attributable to water, sanitation and hygiene. Records of people ill with diarrhoea are not kept in South Africa, except for administering oral rehydration solution or therapy to children below the age of five years. DA - 2008-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Water safety KW - Diarrhoea KW - South African water KW - Sanitation LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 T1 - Importance of diarrhoeal disease attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in South Africa: An overview of the burden of disease approach TI - Importance of diarrhoeal disease attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in South Africa: An overview of the burden of disease approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5138 ER -