Bringing water to the villages of Afghanistan and Kenya; the need to involve public health for greater impact

Many organizations throughout the world work on water supply and sanitation projects, often small scale, and with great empathy for the problems of the poor in the world. Many NGOs work without a well –integrated multidisciplinary team, doing their work with a limited set of desired outcomes, and often only reporting some anecdotes about improvements in health, or economic opportunities. This presentation focuses on the missed opportunities, when water supply projects are not supplemented with hygiene education, water management training and economic development training. Such supplements need to be integrated and can be done with limited supplemental expenses.