15 September 2011
“In the Philippines, hand-washing in schools became the focal point of a cross-sectoral initiative integrating education and health promotion in order to reduce disease.”
The Fit for School approach was highlighted in a report entitled “Join up, Scale up: How integration can defeat disease and poverty” published September 15, 2011. The report was co-authored by Action Against Hunger, Action for Global Health, End Water Poverty, PATH, Tearfund, and WaterAid.
Citing examples across 17 countries, the report provides clear and compelling evidence that a new combined approach to tackling poverty and diseases that brings together work on water and sanitation, health, education, and nutrition achieves better results for the world’s poorest. Furthermore, the report calls on the international community including donor and developing country governments to prioritize and invest in these joined-up programs.
You can find the full publication at:
http://www.defeatdd.org/sites/default/files/node-images/WaterAid_20pp_Integration_Report_pages.pdf
About ACF International | Action Against Hunger
ACF International | Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending child hunger. Recognised as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, Action Against Hunger saves the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
About Action for Global Health (UK and France)
Action for Global Health (AFGH) (UK and France) Established in 2006, today Action for Global Health comprises 17 partners who are active in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and Brussels. As a network of development and health organisations we bring a unique blend of expertise, collectively raising awareness on the need to reach the health MDGs and promote the right to health.
About End Water Poverty
End Water Poverty is an international campaign to end the water and sanitation, with 190 member organisations around the world. Together, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people are calling on governments to take bold action to save lives. For more information visit us here: www.endwaterpoverty.org and on twitter: @endwaterpoverty.
About PATH
PATH is an international nonprofit organisation that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, PATH helps provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. PATH’s work improves global health and well-being. For more information, please visit www.path.org.
About Tearfund
Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency building a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty.
About WaterAid
WaterAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. The international organisation works in 26 countries across Africa, Asia and the Pacific region to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in some of the world’s poorest communities. Over the past 30 years, WaterAid has reached 14.38 million people with safe water and, since 2004, 9.4 million people with sanitation. For more information, visit www.wateraid.org, follow @wateraid on Twitter or visit WaterAid on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wateraid.