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Access to safe drinking water is the first aspect of public health that significantly reduces morbidity and mortality, increases life expectancy, school attendance and gender equality, as well as decreases poverty and ensures the economic and social development of the country. At the same time, the advantage of access to adequate drinking water sources can only be fully exploited with access to improved sanitation and personal hygiene. The objective of the paper is to suggest some environmentally sustainable and cost-effective ways to improve access to safe WASH facilities in schools and to enhance the existing hygiene skills of students. The study was conducted in Karaganda city from September to October 2021. It included students between the ages of 11 and 18. The total number of respondents was 1030, which is 50.32% of the total population. The WASH concept implies both the availability of technical means (drinking water, toilet, washbasin and soap) and development of human potential to improve the hygiene skills of the population. This may be one of the reasons why improving WASH services in schools does not always affect the hygiene skills of students. Consequently, building the capacity of students to transfer knowledge and develop their skills in WASH is critical to achieving sustainable results.
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Omarova, A. (2022). Ways to Protect and Preserve Human and Planetary Health Through the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector in Schools. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Handbook of Human and Planetary Health. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09879-6_5
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