WatSan ERU Meeting – Steyr, Austria - October, 2005

Overview and concept for “New” Mass Sanitation Module

6 Recognised Emergency WatSan Needs (SPHERE 2004)

Hygiene promotion Water supply Excreta disposal Vector control Solid waste management Drainage

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Promotion (SPHERE 2004)

The main objective of water supply and sanitation programmes in disasters is to reduce the transmission of faeco-oral diseases and exposure to disease-bearing vectors.

Simply providing sufficient water and sanitation facilities on their own does not ensure their optimal use or impact on public health.

In order to achieve the maximum benefit from a response, it is imperative to ensure that disaster-affected people have the necessary information, knowledge and understanding to prevent water- and sanitation-related disease.

Conclusions:

We need to be able to address the whole problem

We are very good at water supply but less effective on Sanitation and even less so on Hygiene Promotion

Revision and improvement of Mass Sanitation Module an opportunity to address the above weaknesses

Framework Concept – New Mass Sanitation Module (MSM)

Present design remains as standard until new MSM developed and tested

MSM will be designed to be ‘stand-alone’ if need be, or deployable with other modules depending on operational context

MSM will need technical inputs/design changes and expanded human resource ‘pool’

Key Technical Components - MSM

‘rapid-latrine’ for immediate use

‘software’ package and IEC materials

media/communications capacity

Vehicle/team equipment component

Materials/equipment review (vector, latrine construction, waste management)

Key Human Components - MSM

Minimum 3 member team - Team Leader, ‘software’ specialist, ‘hardware’ specialist

Gender balanced

New Training package with participation from ONS partners and volunteers

Linkages to FACT, RDRT/RITS and NDRT

Monitoring and evaluation component