This factsheet is the first in a series by Gereration Nutrition looking at different ways of preventing child undernutrition, and focuses on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). It explains how WASH and Nutrition outcome for children are intimately linked and how improved WASH reduces undernutrition, thereby helping to break the cycle of poverty and transform people's lives.
A French version of the factsheet is also available. Its title is:
"Le Rôle du Secteur de L’eau, Assainissement et Hygiène dans la Lutte Contre la Sous-Nutrition Infantile"
Generation Nutrition (2015). The role of water, sanitation & hygiene in the fight against child undernutrition (in English, French and Spanish) Generation Nutrition global campaign team, WaterAid, End Water Poverty, Prevention Factsheet 01
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