In this short factsheet the links between poor WASH and malnutrition in under-fives are summarized. The sheet also contains recommendations for donors and national governments interested in addressing the problem.
It is argued that the solution is two-fold: firstly, for countries and other development actors to ensure that WASH, health and nutrition programmes are properly integrated; and secondly, for them to provide adequate funding for improvements in WASH, especially in communities and countries where access is lowest.
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