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Water and sanitation policies for improving health in South Africa: overcoming the institutional legacy of apartheid

Water and sanitation policies for improving health in South Africa: overcoming the institutional legacy of apartheid
Water and sanitation policies for improving health in South Africa: overcoming the institutional legacy of apartheid
The burden of water-related disease is closely related to both the socio-economic situation and public health issues like access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene services. Poverty eradication, through improved access towater and sanitation, is the South African government’s major priority. This is partly achieved through subsidising the cost of water and sanitation provision to the poor in rural areas. Whilst the new policies have made are markable impact on improved access to water and sanitation services, a general problem since the new approaching 1994 has been the lack of integration of policies for water and sanitation and health. This paper analyses the policies concerning rural water supply and sanitation in South Africa. It considers the structure of institutions, the division of responsibilities and legislated and financial capacity of the South Africa’s water sector. A more integrated approach for the policies aiming at water access, sanitation and health is needed. In addition, as the local government’s capacity to implement different programmes is limited, a review of the financing system is necessary.
financing, health, integration, policy, rural, sanitation, South Africa, water
1366-7017
627-642
Sinanovic, Edina
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Mbatsha, Sandy
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Gundry, Stephen
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Wright, Jim A.
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Rehnberg, Clas
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Sinanovic, Edina
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Mbatsha, Sandy
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Gundry, Stephen
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Wright, Jim A.
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Rehnberg, Clas
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Sinanovic, Edina, Mbatsha, Sandy, Gundry, Stephen, Wright, Jim A. and Rehnberg, Clas (2005) Water and sanitation policies for improving health in South Africa: overcoming the institutional legacy of apartheid. Water Policy, 7 (6), 627-642.

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Abstract

The burden of water-related disease is closely related to both the socio-economic situation and public health issues like access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene services. Poverty eradication, through improved access towater and sanitation, is the South African government’s major priority. This is partly achieved through subsidising the cost of water and sanitation provision to the poor in rural areas. Whilst the new policies have made are markable impact on improved access to water and sanitation services, a general problem since the new approaching 1994 has been the lack of integration of policies for water and sanitation and health. This paper analyses the policies concerning rural water supply and sanitation in South Africa. It considers the structure of institutions, the division of responsibilities and legislated and financial capacity of the South Africa’s water sector. A more integrated approach for the policies aiming at water access, sanitation and health is needed. In addition, as the local government’s capacity to implement different programmes is limited, a review of the financing system is necessary.

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Published date: 2005
Keywords: financing, health, integration, policy, rural, sanitation, South Africa, water

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Local EPrints ID: 55567
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/55567
ISSN: 1366-7017
PURE UUID: eb8bf348-01b0-4837-87a4-c728164b41e8
ORCID for Jim A. Wright: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8842-2181

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Date deposited: 01 Aug 2008
Last modified: 23 Jul 2022 01:53

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Author: Edina Sinanovic
Author: Sandy Mbatsha
Author: Stephen Gundry
Author: Jim A. Wright ORCID iD
Author: Clas Rehnberg

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