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The Relationship between the WES Interventions and the Incidence of Diarrhoea

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  • Syed Mubashir Ali

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Isalamabad)

  • Rizwan Ul-haq

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Isalamabad)

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Access to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities have a direct positive impact on health through prevention of water-borne diseases, especially diarrhoeal morbidity of children. Lack of WES (Water and Environmental Sanitation) services and poor hygiene practices in Pakistan contribute significantly to the prevalence of diarrhoea, a major cause of infant death and children less than five years of age. The estimates show that about 30 percent of total deaths among children are attributed to diarrhoeal disease [Gallup (2001); UNICEF (2000)], and 4.1 years in life expectancy can be added if water borne diseases are eliminated [Ali and Haq (2003)]. Hence, reduction of diarrhoeal morbidity stands out as an important policy goal, which can ultimately lead to reduction in infant/child mortality. In this paper, we shall examine the relationship of WES interventions with that of the incidence of diarrhoea among children under age 10.

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  • Syed Mubashir Ali & Rizwan Ul-haq, 2003. "The Relationship between the WES Interventions and the Incidence of Diarrhoea," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 42(4), pages 555-568.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:42:y:2003:i:4:p:555-568
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    1. G.M. Arif & Sabiha Ibrahim, 1998. "Diarrhoea Morbidity Differentials among Children in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 37(3), pages 205-230.
    2. Shi, Anqing, 2000. "How access to urban potable water and sewerage connections affects child mortality," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2274, The World Bank.
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