WASH and Nutrition - Water and Development Strategy and Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy Implementation Brief

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Villagers practice washing their hands using water poured from a pitcher
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GOAL OF USAID WATER AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2013-2018:
To save lives and advance development through improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene programs, and through the sound management and use of water for food security.

WASH and its Links to Nutrition

This Water and Development Technical Brief summarizes the current state of the evidence of the links between WASH and nutrition. It provides guidance about approaches to WASH that are likely to have greater impact on nutrition outcomes and discusses recommendations for USAID WASH programming.

USAID Water and Development Technical Series: WASH and its Links to Nutrition