Open AccessWater, Sanitation and Hygiene: Moving the Policy Agenda Forward in the Post‐2015 A sia
Author(s) -
Cronin Aidan A.,
Badloe Chander,
Torlesse Harriet,
Nandy Robin K.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asia and the pacific policy studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2050-2680
DOI - 10.1002/app5.90
Subject(s) - sanitation , hygiene , psychological intervention , equity (law) , business , sustainability , investment (military) , economic growth , development economics , public economics , economics , political science , medicine , ecology , pathology , psychiatry , politics , law , biology
Despite rapid economic growth in A sia, serious health, nutrition and development gaps persist, including inadequate services and inequitable access in the water, sanitation and hygiene ( WASH ) sector. We show that the WASH sector has ample justification for increased focus and investment to increase health and nutrition impact, but appropriate prioritisation and quality implementation of interventions are required to address these gaps. The S ustainable D evelopment G oals present opportunities for an increased focus. We argue that the key components required to accelerate change include strengthened data availability, quality and use, institutional and policy reform for greater cross‐sectoral integration and clear accountabilities at national and local level if countries are to achieve universal access with equity, sustainability and quality.