Households, community groups, municipal councils and the Ministry of Health are expected to practice safe hygiene techniques in relation to water and sanitation, improved and sustainable maintained living conditions and healthy physical environments. In Kitui district a shallow wells development and latrine promotion project including hygiene education started in 1997. Community involvement and cost-sharing are prominent features of the project. It partly repeats a study in the same locations from 20 years ago and is expected to provide a basis for further development of water supplies and basic sanitation in the villages concerned and elsewhere. Aiming to improve the health status of Ugandans through improved water and sanitation, the project developed training, supervision and co-ordination systems in the Public Health Inspectorate of the Ministry of Health.
Emphasis is on rain water catchment, shallow wells development and sanitation.
On-site training of surgical teams Continuing education Two to eight week courses can be conducted on request.