Global costs of attaining the Millennium Development Goal for water supply and sanitation

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Hutton, Guy ^a   Bartram, Jamie ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POPULATION GROWTH; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SANITATION; UNITED NATIONS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 38049014913     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.046045     Document Type: Article

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