Frameworks for mitigating the risk of waterborne diarrheal diseases: A scoping review.

Background: Diarrhea is one of the major cause of death and morbidity around the world.

Objectives: This scoping review summarizes existing frameworks that aim to mitigate the risks of waterborne diarrheal diseases and describe the strengths and weaknesses of these frameworks.

Eligibility Criteria: Published frameworks designed to mitigate the risks of waterborne diarrheal diseases.

Community-level interventions for mitigating the risk of waterborne diarrheal diseases: a systematic review.

Background: Waterborne diarrhea diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. These diseases can be mitigated by implementing various interventions. We reviewed the literature to identify available interventions to mitigate the risk of waterborne diarrheal diseases.

Poor Provision of Sanitary Facilities in Markets of Lusaka District Zambia.

Background: Although provision of sanitary facilities in workplaces is an important issue, very few studies have been undertaken in this regard.

Objective: This study assessed the provision of sanitary facilities for market traders and their perceptions of the provided facilities in Lusaka district Zambia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of workplace observations in 12 randomly selected markets and interviews with 386 traders, conducted in Lusaka district.

Bacteriological Quality and Heavy Metal Analysis of Packaged Water Produced in Lusaka, Zambia and Associated Quality Control Measures.

Many people in the world lack safe basic drinking water sources and rely on untreated water source. Packaged water can be considered as an alternative to other water sources if measures are put in place to ensure its safety for consumption. This study aimed to assess the bacteriological quality and heavy metal analysis of packaged water produced in Lusaka, Zambia and associated quality control measures.