there has been some complaint from some quarters that i have not recently provided any update about my life, reserving blog posts for slightly more wonky topics. this post will be a small antidote.* in delhi, one way of dealing with the energy-sapping heat is nimboo pani — literally “lemons water” but in actuality lemonadeContinue reading “nimboo pani: challenges and triumphs”
Tag Archives: sanitation
thank you. water, sanitation, infrastructure, cholera.
someone said something helpful here. about cholera. but not about a new vaccine, a new super-antibiotic, or engineering a new vector that can be lulled to sleep by harp music, along with plans for a helicopter drop of harps or new ways to subsidize harps. whenever epidemics of cholera occur, the global public health communityContinue reading “thank you. water, sanitation, infrastructure, cholera.”
how is a raven like a writing desk? (smartphones as sanitation metaphor)
i have raised my eyebrows once or twice here about some of the discussions on the ipad or smartphone of toilets and sanitation. now i have gotten through the @gatesfoundation challenge paper and have a few more things to say. i briefly summarize the three key topics of the paper in terms of approaches to improvingContinue reading “how is a raven like a writing desk? (smartphones as sanitation metaphor)”
off-the-grid, profitable toilets? / why would you do things that way? (I)
i am pretty sure this is the beginning of a cool idea for improving water & sanitation, which is ever-so-critical for public health (still the #2 cause of under-5 mortality globally – though it’s not clear if these new toilets have potty-training options and what that actually means for the spread of disease…). skipping theContinue reading “off-the-grid, profitable toilets? / why would you do things that way? (I)”
rethinking the use of the word ‘simple’ in global health & development (III)
suvojit made some great points that turned into (what i think is) an interesting conversation. check it & think about what ‘best buys‘ in development really mean. plus, generally check out suvo! we’re all better off since he decided to stop and blog every now and then.
toilets: the importance of ownership (also, really, the iPad of commodes?)
there are some cool ideas about local maintenance and ownership in the reported community-led total sanitation. we shouldn’t be too hasty to overlook the ‘conceptual ownership’ aspect, though. It’s really important that there is responsibility delegated for taking care of a toilet or latrine. i have encountered plenty of toilets – and lines for toiletsContinue reading “toilets: the importance of ownership (also, really, the iPad of commodes?)”
Heather E. Lanthorn 