Opinion by Oliver Cumming et al. - part of our new article collection on #childhood #malnutrition: 'The implications of three major new trials for the effect of water, sanitation & hygiene on childhood #diarrhea and #stunting: a consensus statement'. #
Findings also point to the need for more comprehensive #WASH that addresses underappreciated pathogen pathways, like animal feces. Check out @wateraid's analysis: https://t.co/390s5BxvHd #DefeatDD
Three large #WASH trials show no impact on childhood linear growth. Basic WASH is not enough. Other issues of malnutrition, inequality, pollution, etc. need to be addressed too. #defeatdd https://t.co/HQuFoDuTgk
2. Read the 'consensus paper' (https://t.co/lpDoTYFroP) my summary: The theory of WASH is sound, just need bigger service improvements over longer periods to see health impact. When conditions changed enough to see a cumulative effect, history suggests i
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Agreed! Calls for transformative #WASH because it encapsulates the guiding principle that – in any context – what is needed is a comprehensive package of interventions tailored to address the local exposure landscape and enteric disease burden.
Finally reading excellent Cumming et al 2019 review of the recent major water/sanitation impact trials: "more ambitious WASH interventions needed to achieve major impact on child health". Agreed. https://t.co/BBLAvdROXr
RT @NCSUGlobalWaSH: So...three MASSIVE #WaSH trials show that basic WaSH interventions aren't doing much when it comes to children's growth…
So...three MASSIVE #WaSH trials show that basic WaSH interventions aren't doing much when it comes to children's growth and diarrhea... 😬😬😬 Now what? Check out a new opinion piece w/ @NCState_ARE Dr. Raymond Guiteras and colleagues in BMC Medicine ht
Published this week in @BMCMedicine: The implications of three major new #trials for the effect of #water, sanitation and hygiene on childhood diarrhea and #stunting: a consensus statement https://t.co/C4iGozJ0ap @LSHTM https://t.co/amtjS0BOHK
RT @val23curtis: Time for transformative WASH: wise consensus statement on the SHINE and WashBenfits trials @LSHTM https://t.co/Ljh4nQnJMs
RT @val23curtis: Time for transformative WASH: wise consensus statement on the SHINE and WashBenfits trials @LSHTM https://t.co/Ljh4nQnJMs
NEW: Opinion- Implications of three major new trials for the effect of water, sanitation and hygiene on childhood diarrhea and stunting: https://t.co/NIZUFbvmlj @wateraid @unicef @WHO @WorldBank
RT @val23curtis: Time for transformative WASH: wise consensus statement on the SHINE and WashBenfits trials @LSHTM https://t.co/Ljh4nQnJMs
RT @val23curtis: Time for transformative WASH: wise consensus statement on the SHINE and WashBenfits trials @LSHTM https://t.co/Ljh4nQnJMs
Time for transformative WASH: wise consensus statement on the SHINE and WashBenfits trials @LSHTM https://t.co/Ljh4nQnJMs
NEW opinion article from Oliver Cumming et al.: 'The implications of three major new #trials for the effect of #water, #sanitation and #hygiene on #childhood #diarrhea and #stunting: a consensus statement'. @LSHTM @UCBerkeley @gatesfoundation @WHO https: