Abstract Most residents of Kisumu, Kenya, use latrines constructed over basic pits or attached to more durable concrete vaults and septic tanks. Only one-third of fecal sludge generated in the city, however, is safely collected and treated. Programs for improving fecal sludge management among poor households include the development of formal manual emptying organizations that are recognized by local authorities, employ safety procedures, and transport fecal sludge to a treatment site. In this study, we compared the financial structures of these organizations with those of vacuum trucks that primarily serve wealthier households. We also employed an incentives-based strategy to promote the expansion of safe pit-emptying service...
Pit latrines are the main form of sanitation in unplanned areas in many rapidly growing developing c...
A lack of effective options in local technology poses challenges when onsite household sanitation fa...
This review paper covers the issues of pit latrine emptying national policies and regulations with a...
Improving sanitation conditions in low-income communities is a major challenge for rapidly growing c...
Introduction: In order to meet the sustainable development goals targets of sanitation, countries ai...
Achieving universal sanitation in informal settlements will depend on improved onsite sanitation, as...
Safe fecal sludge management (FSM) - the hygienic emptying, transport, and treatment for reuse or di...
Sustainable pit latrine services face numerous challenges despite their sanitation role in non-sewer...
Unsafe sanitation is an increasing public health concern for rapidly expanding cities in low-income ...
This paper documents the key challenges faced by utilities in sub-Saharan Africa attempting to estab...
Pit latrines can provide improved household sanitation, but without effective and inexpensive emptyi...
The urban areas of many low-income countries must balance a rising demand for pit latrines for house...
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, open defecation is ...
The emptying and transport of faecal sludge (FS) is a fundamental aspect of the sanitation service c...
Urban on-site sanitation services present challenges for emptying, transporting, disposing and treat...
Pit latrines are the main form of sanitation in unplanned areas in many rapidly growing developing c...
A lack of effective options in local technology poses challenges when onsite household sanitation fa...
This review paper covers the issues of pit latrine emptying national policies and regulations with a...
Improving sanitation conditions in low-income communities is a major challenge for rapidly growing c...
Introduction: In order to meet the sustainable development goals targets of sanitation, countries ai...
Achieving universal sanitation in informal settlements will depend on improved onsite sanitation, as...
Safe fecal sludge management (FSM) - the hygienic emptying, transport, and treatment for reuse or di...
Sustainable pit latrine services face numerous challenges despite their sanitation role in non-sewer...
Unsafe sanitation is an increasing public health concern for rapidly expanding cities in low-income ...
This paper documents the key challenges faced by utilities in sub-Saharan Africa attempting to estab...
Pit latrines can provide improved household sanitation, but without effective and inexpensive emptyi...
The urban areas of many low-income countries must balance a rising demand for pit latrines for house...
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, open defecation is ...
The emptying and transport of faecal sludge (FS) is a fundamental aspect of the sanitation service c...
Urban on-site sanitation services present challenges for emptying, transporting, disposing and treat...
Pit latrines are the main form of sanitation in unplanned areas in many rapidly growing developing c...
A lack of effective options in local technology poses challenges when onsite household sanitation fa...
This review paper covers the issues of pit latrine emptying national policies and regulations with a...