WASH in schools: from steps to strides

Abstract

The Fifth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (‎SACOSAN V)‎ as held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 22-24 October 2013. Technical sessions on 10 thematic areas including school sanitation were discussed at the conference. To facilitate discussions on school sanitation, the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia and UNICEF/Regional Office South Asia jointly supported a systematic review and analysis of the various enabling environments such as policies, strategies, programmes, and resource allocations that are in place in the eight SAARC countries for improving and sustaining WASH in schools. This is the analysis report that was presented and discussed at SACOSAN V.