An overview of Save the Children's School Health and Nutrition program in Bangladesh.
Published on: 28/05/2009
Save the Children’s School Health and Nutrition (SHN) program (2002-2008) in Nasirnagar, Bangladesh, provided water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities in 127 schools, reaching over 33,500 children. In 2006, the SHN programme integrated PHASE (Personal Health and Sanitation Education program) into its approach. PHASE, a hand-washing program targeting school-aged children, was developed and funded by research-based pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. The programmes also helped to improve access to and use of household water and sanitation facilities.
Despite its achievements, the SHN program encountered a number of challenges:
References:
Save the Children (2009). Improving water and sanitation in schools and communities : successes and lessons learned from Nasirnagar, Bangladesh. 6 pp.
Save the Children (2009). Changing hygiene behavior in schools and communities : successes and lessons learned from Nasirnagar, Bangladesh. 5 pp.
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