Environmental Health Publications – Country/Regional Index

Below is a Country/Regional index to reports by the Environmental Health Project (EHP). Reports and/or links to reports from other USAID sponsored environmental health activities will be included in the future. There are indexes to environmental health publications by Topic and French/Spanish languages.

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Africa

• EHP Briefs
  • 23. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the West Africa Water Initiative. 2004
• Activity Reports
  • 108. A Review of Control Methods for African Malaria Vectors. 2002.
  • 71. Malaria in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. 1999.

Asia/Near East

• Activity Reports
  • 109. Health of Children Living in Urban Slums in Asia and the Near East: Review of Existing Literature and Data. 2002.

Bangladesh

• Joint Publications
  • 4. Prevention of Diarrhea Through Improving Hygiene Behaviors: The Sanitation and Family Education (SAFE) Pilot Project Experience. 2002.
• Activity Reports
  • 130. An Inventory on Malaria Drug Resistance in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. 2004.
  • 129. Status of Insecticide Resistance of Malaria, Kala-azar and Japanese Encephalitis Vectors in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN). 2004.

Benin

• Strategic Reports
  • 5. The GESCOME Difference: Lessons Learned From Gestion Communautaire de Santé Environnementale (GESCOME); The Environmental Health Project II CESH Benin Activity. 2002.
• Activity Report
  • 113.End of Project Report, Environmental Health Project, CESH Benin Activity, Gestion Communautaire de Santé Environnementale II (GESCOME II). 2002.
  • 78. The CIMEP Activity in Benin: An Example of the Decentralization Processes to Come. 1999.
  • 50. Community-Based Approaches for Environmental Health in Secondary Cities in West Africa and the Scale-Up Process; Proceedings of a workshop held in Cotonou, Benin, May 18-20, 1998. 1998.

Bolivia

• Activity Reports
  • 61. Diarrheal Disease Prevention through Community-Based Participation Interventions; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; 1997-1998. 1999.

Central America

• Joint Publications
  • 2. Public-Private Partnerships : Mobilizing Resources to Achieve Public Health Goals: The Central American Handwashing Initiative Points the Way. 2002.
  • 1. The Story of a Successful Public-Private Partnership in Central America: Handwashing for Diarrheal Disease Prevention. 2001.

Congo, Democratic Republic

• EHP Briefs
  • 16. Improving Urban Environmental Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2003.
• Activity Reports
  • 132. Developing a Hygiene Promotion Program: Summary of Assistance to SANRU III in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2004.
  • 119. Urban Environmental Health Strategies, Three Community-based Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Projects Conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2003.
  • 116. Urban Environmental Health Pilot Activities Evaluation of Progress and Lessons Learned USAID/Democratic Republic of Congo. 2001.

Dominican Republic

• EHP Briefs
  • 18. Participatory Monitoring of Hygiene Behavior Change in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic. 2003.
• Strategic Reports
  • 4. Creating an Enabling Environment for Community-Based Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Systems; Reforming the Rural Department of the National Water Agency (INAPA) in the Dominican Republic. 2002.
• Activity Reports
  • 139. Summary Report: Combining Hygiene Behavior Change with Water and Sanitation in the Dominican Republic. 2004.
  • 137. Combining Hygiene Behavior Change with Water and Sanitation: Monitoring Progress in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic. 2004.
  • 125. Combining Hygiene Behavior Change with Water & Sanitation: A Pilot Project in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic. 2004.
  • 120. Combining Hygiene Behavior Change with Water and Sanitation: Monitoring Progress in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic. 2003.
  • 105. Operations and Maintenance Strategy for Community-Managed Rural Water Supply Systems in the Dominican Republic. 2001.
  • 76. Decentralization of Water Supply and Sanitation Systems in Central America and the Dominican Republic. 1999.
  • 70. Dominican Republic: Evaluation of Rural Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Construction. 1999.
  • 68. Solid Waste Audit of Hotels in Dominica, St. Lucia, and the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana Region). 1999.
  • 65. Regional Analysis of Decentralization of Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Central America and the Dominican Republic. 1999.

Ecuador

• Activity Reports
  • 25. Monitoring the Effect of Behavior Change Activities on Cholera: A Review in Chimborazo and Cotopaxi, Ecuador. 1996.
  • 19. Cholera Prevention in Ecuador: Community-Based Approaches for Behavior Change. 1996.

Egypt

• EHP Brief 21. Cairo Healthy Neighborhood Program. 2004.
• Activity Reports
  • 142. “Making Cities Work” The Greater Cairo Healthy Neighborhood Program. An Urban Environmental Health Initiative in Egypt. 2004.
  • 123.Cairo Healthy Neighborhood Program: Situation Analysis with Literature Review and Stakeholder Meetings,  ANE Urban Health Initiative and USAID/Egypt/PHN. 2004.
  • 41. Design of a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Egypt’s Environment Sector and USAID’s Egyptian Environmental Policy Program. 1997.
  • 37. Lead Exposure Abatement Plan for Egypt. 1997.
  • 32. Lead Exposure Abatement Plan for Egypt: Results of Environmental Sampling for Lead.1997.
  • 31. Institutional Assessment for Lead Exposure Abatement and Reduction in Cairo. 1996.
  • 27. Development of Indicators for the Water and Wastewater Sector in Egypt. 1995.

El Salvador

• Activity Reports
  • 64. Decentralization of Water Supply and Sanitation Services in El Salvador. 1999.

Eritrea

• Activity Reports
  • 144. Eritrea: Malaria Surveillance, Epidemic Preparedness, and Control Program Strengthening. 2004.
  • 134. National Malaria Prevalence Survey (2000–2001): The State of Eritrea Ministry of Health. 2004.
  • 112. Eritrea Field Studies on Efficacy of Bacterial Larvicides for Use in Malaria Control. 2001.
  • 111. Malaria Vector Studies in Eritrea. 2001.

Ghana

• Activity Reports
  • 138. Strengthening Hygiene Promotion in the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Partnership in Ghana, Mali and Niger. 2004.
  • 124. West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Program Framework and Indicators. 2004.
  • 114. Ghana Urban Health Assessment. 2002.

Guatemala

• Activity Reports
  • 52. Social Mobilization as an Approach to Prevention and Control of Dengue in Guatemala. 1998.

Honduras

• Activity Reports
  • 102. USAID/Honduras Health Sector II:  A Review of Malaria, Dengue, and Tuberculosis Programs, and Training of Environmental Health Technicians (October 25 – November 5, 1999). 2000.
  • 66. Evaluation of a Training Program for Environmental Health Technicians in Honduras. 1999.
  • 56. An Assessment of Health Education Materials  for Control of Dengue and Malaria in Honduras. 1999.

India

• Activity Reports
  • 135. Technical Assistance to the Government of India for Urban Health Planning and National Guidelines. 2004.
  • 133. Situational Analysis for Guiding USAID/India and EHP/India Technical Assistance Efforts in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. 2004.
  • 130. An Inventory on Malaria Drug Resistance in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal.
  • 129. Status of Insecticide Resistance of Malaria, Kala-azar and Japanese Encephalitis Vectors in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN). 2004.
  • 127. Participatory Community Health Enquiry and Planning in Selected Urban Slums of Indore, Madhya Pradesh and A Field Guide for Community Facilitators of PCHEP.  2004.
  • 126. Participatory Community Health Enquiry and Planning in Selected Urban Slums of Indore, Madhya Pradesh and A Field Guide for Community Facilitators of PCHEP.  2004.
  • 26. Coping with Intermittent Water Supply: Problems and Prospects. Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India. 1996.

Jamaica

• EHP Briefs
  • 24. Improving Small Town Sanitation in Jamaica- A Success Story. 2004.

Jordan

• Activity Reports
  • 69. Development and Implementation of a Pest Control Strategy for the Hashimiyya Area in Jordan. 1999.
  • 43. Rehabilitation of Priority Springs and Wells in Jordan: Part 1. Assessment Report on Wadi Sir, Qairawan, Qantara, and Deek/Teis Springs and Kafrein Wells. 1997.

Latin America/Caribbean

• EHP Briefs
  • Case Studies on Decentralization of Water Supply and Sanitation in Latin America. 2000.
• Strategic Reports
  • 7. Best Practices for Dengue Prevention and Control in the Americas. 2003.
  • 6. Institutional Support Mechanisms for Community-managed Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Systems in Latin America. 2002.
  • 3. Improving Sanitation in Small Towns in Latin America and the Caribbean: Practical Methodology for Designing a Sustainable Sanitation Plan. 2002.
  • 1. Case Studies on Decentralization of Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Latin America. 2001.
• Activity Reports
  • 67. A Review of Water Conservation Practices and Potential for Tourist Facilities in Barbados and St. Lucia. 1999.

Madagascar

• EHP Briefs
  • 25. Healthy People in a Healthy Environment: Integrating Population, Health and the Environment in Madagascar. 2004. 
• Activity Reports
  • 115. Integration of Health, Population and Environment Programs in Madagascar, Midterm Progress Report. 2002.

Malawi

• Activity Reports
  • 58. Entomological Assessment in Blantyre District, Malawi, in Support of an Insecticide-Treated Materials Project, January 18-February 5, 1999. 1999.

Mali

• Activity Reports
  • 138. Strengthening Hygiene Promotion in the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Partnership in Ghana, Mali and Niger. 2004.
  • 124. West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Program Framework and Indicators. 2004.

Morocco

• Activity Reports
  • 79. Environmental and Behavioral Risk Factors for Diarrheal Diseases in Childhood; A Survey in Two Towns in Morocco. 1999.

Nepal

• EHP Briefs
  • 22. Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap Initiative in Nepal. 2004.
  • 19. The Nepal Survey on Malaria, Japanese Encephalitis and Kala-azar. 2003.
• Activity Reports
  • 131. The Evolution of a Pilot Strategy to Improve the Management of Kala-Azar and Malaria in Nepal A Review of EHP Support to the Ministry of Health. 2004.
  • 130. An Inventory on Malaria Drug Resistance in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. 2004.
  • 129. Status of Insecticide Resistance of Malaria, Kala-azar and Japanese Encephalitis Vectors in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN). 2004.
  • 128. Planning Tools for the Nepal Public Private Partnership for Handwashing Initiative. 2004.
  • 126. Assessment of Early Warning and Reporting Systems (EWARS) in Nepal. 2004.
  • 121. Nepal: Analysis of Baseline Survey Data on Japanese Encephalitis, Kala-azar and Malaria. 2003.
  • 9. Towards a Functional Vector-borne Disease Research and Training Center in the Endemic Terai, Nepal; Technical Assistance 1994-1995. 1995.

Nicaragua

• Activity Reports
  • 143. Promoting Hygiene Behavior Change within C-IMCI: The Peru and Nicaragua Experience. 2004.
  • Activity Report 141. Participatory Community Monitoring for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene The NicaSalud Experience. 2004.
  • 106 Nicaragua: Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Environmental Health Program. 2001.
  • 33. Reducing the Environmental and Health Impacts of Mercury and Cyanide in Gold-Mining in Nicaragua. 1997.

Niger

• Activity Reports
  • 138. Strengthening Hygiene Promotion in the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Partnership in Ghana, Mali and Niger. 2004.
  • 124. West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Program Framework and Indicators. 2004.

Nigeria

• Activity Reports
  • 55. Design and Implementation of a Rapid Assessment for the Malaria Control Initiative, Community Partners for Health, Lagos, Nigeria. 1999.

Peru

• Joint Publications
  • 11. Behavioral Study of Handwashing with Soap in Peri-urban and Rural Areas of Peru. 2004.
• Strategic Reports
  • 12. Evaluation of Peru’s National Sanitation Policies. 2004.
• Activity Reports
  • 143. Promoting Hygiene Behavior Change within C-IMCI: The Peru and Nicaragua Experience. 2004.
  • 110. Support for Phase II of the Peru Lead Project to Determine Blood and Ambient Lead Levels in Metropolitan Lima and to Manage the Lead Exposure Problem in Critical Areas. 2001.
  • 107. Developing a Hygiene Behavior Change Program for Children with Lead Poisoning Living in Informal Urban Areas of Lima, Peru. 2001.

Poland

• Activity Reports
  • 36. Summary of EHP Activities under the “Promotion of Private Health Markets Project”: Slovakia, Poland, and Romania. 1997.

Romania

• Activity Reports
  • 53. Formation of Community Working Groups to Reduce Lead Exposure in Transylvania, Romania; 1997-1998. 1998.
  • 47. Options for Monitoring Biological and Environmental Lead during the Phase-Out of Lead in Gasoline in Latin America and the Caribbean. 1999.
  • 45. Summary of Activities in Zlatna, Romania, 1994-1997; A Cross-Sectoral Approach to Environmental and Occupational Health Improvements. 1998.
  • 36. Summary of EHP Activities under the “Promotion of Private Health Markets Project”: Slovakia, Poland, and Romania. 1997.

Slovakia

• Activity Reports
  • 54. Development of an Environmental Health Curriculum, Matej Bel Unviersity, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. 1999.
  • 36. Summary of EHP Activities under the “Promotion of Private Health Markets Project”: Slovakia, Poland, and Romania. 1997.

South Africa

• Activity Reports
  • 30. Issues and Options for Transfer of Water Distribution Responsibility to Local Government Structures in the Bushbuckridge, Hazyview, and Nsikazi North Areas of South Africa. 1997.

Tanzania

• Activity Reports
  • 63. Action Planning to Strengthen Infectious Disease Surveillance Systems in Tanzania. 1999.
  • 62. Assessment of Infectious Disease Surveillance Systems in Tanzania. 1999.

Tunisia

• Activity Reports
  • 24. Addressing Environmental Health Issues in the Peri-Urban Context: Lessons Learned from CIMEP Tunisia. 1996.
  • 8. Community Risk Assessment in Tunisia: Socioeconomic, Hygienic, and Environmental Analysis of Three Outlying Quarters: R’tibat (Kasserine), Oued Blibane, and Ksibet-Chott (Sousse). 1995.

Uganda

• EHP Briefs
  • 20. Community-based Environmental Management for Urban Malaria Control in Uganda—Year 1. 2003.
• Activity Reports
  • 140. Community-based Environmental Management Program for Malaria Control in Kampala and Jinja, Uganda. Final Report. 2004.
  • 122. First Year Summary Report Development of a Community-based Environmental Management Program for Malaria Control in Kampala and Jinja, Uganda. 2003.

Ukraine

• Activity Reports
  • 101. An Assessment of Environmental and Occupational Health Activities Conducted for the USAID Mission to Ukraine. 2000.

West Bank/Gaza

• EHP Briefs
  • 17. West Bank Village Water and Sanitation Program: Findings from Environmental Health Assessments. 2003.
  • 15. Water for War -torn West Bank: The Emergency Water Operations Center (EWOC). 2004. 
• Joint Publications
  • 6. USAID Village Water and Sanitation Program West Bank: Environmental Health Assessment — Phase II. 2002.
  • 5. USAID Village and Sanitation Program West Bank of Palestine: Environmental Health Assessment — Phase I. 2002.

Zambia

• Activity Reports
  • 59. Summary of EHP Activities in Kitwe, Zambia, 1997-1999: Kitwe Urban Health Programs. 1999.
  • 57. A Strategy for Behavior Change for Malaria Prevention and Control: Eastern Province (Zambia) Integrated Malaria Initiative. 1999.
  • 51.Community and Household Assessment of Malaria Prevention in Eastern Province, Zambia: Summary of Findings on Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices. 1998.
  • 15. Chloroquine Efficacy Study in Zambia, 1995-1996. 1997.