Africa

West Africa Sanitation Service Delivery Program Fact Sheet

This project fact sheet provides an overview of work being carried out in Benin, Cote d’ivoire, and Ghana to improve sanitation outcomes by developing and testing scalable business models that engage private sector service providers, and by contributing to the creation of a strong enabling environment for sanitation. Read More

Real Impact: Kenya – African Cities for the Future

Project: African Cities for the Future USAID’s Real Impact series highlights examples of water sector projects around the world. Each case example provides from-the-field insights about successful approaches, challenges faced, and lessons learned. The African Cities for the Future project (ACF) improves urban WASH in six of Africa’s fastest growing… Read More

USAID Urban Health Extension Program End-of-Program Report

USAID’s Urban Health Extension Program (USAID/UHEP), implemented by John Snow, Inc. (JSI), was a three-year project (2009-2013) launched to support the Government of Ethiopia’s Urban Health Extension Program (UHEP). Read More

Urban Malaria in Ghana: Key Findings from a Study

The Ghana Urban Malaria Study began by convening a group of stakeholders to identify key questions about malaria in Ghana's cities. Read More

Situational Analysis of Urban Sanitation and Waste Management

JSI’s Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP) engaged the Addis Continental Institute of Public Health to conduct a study, Situational Analysis of Urban Sanitation and Waste Management: The Structural, Socio-Economic, Cultural and Political/Institutional Dimensions. Read More

Reaching Key Populations in Urban Settings Through Home-Based HIV Testing and Counseling

Home-based HIV testing and counseling (HBHTC) is a widely accepted strategy for countries seeking to expand HTC. HIV testing and counseling at the household level addresses logistical barriers, increases access to needed services, and potentially reduces stigma. Read More

Report of the Ghana Urban Malaria Study

Home-based HIV testing and counseling (HBHTC) is a widely accepted strategy for countries seeking to expand HTC. HIV testing and counseling at the household level addresses logistical barriers, increases access to needed services, and potentially reduces stigma. Read More

Core Public Health Training for Ethiopia’s Urban Health Extension Professionals

This document is a training manual for educating Ethiopia’s urban health extension professionals. Read More

Formative Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Assessment Report

SI’s Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP) responds to the need for integration of health promotion and demand generation efforts in urban areas through health education, communication materials, and awareness campaigns. Read More

Benin Peri-Urban Hygiene Improvement Project Post-Intervention Study

In 2012, USAID/Benin requested assistance from WASHplus to conduct a hygiene improvement activity aimed at households living in the poorest neighborhoods of peri-urban coastal Benin. Recent flooding during the rainy season had led to a severe cholera outbreak, and the neighborhoods established around the lagoons with extremely poor sanitation and hygiene conditions were the most affected. Read More