Integrated WASH and NTD solutions for healthier communities
Our integrated approach links WASH improvements directly with NTD prevention and control. This means that every borehole drilled, every latrine constructed, and every hygiene campaign delivered also serves as a frontline defense against NTDs. By combining interventions, we break the cycle of reinfection, reduce community disease burdens, and strengthen overall health outcomes
At GrowthAid, we recognize that access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is not only essential for dignity and well-being but also critical in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Poor WASH conditions—unsafe water, inadequate sanitation, and limited hygiene facilities—remain key drivers of diseases such as schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminths, and trachoma.
Our integrated approach links WASH improvements directly with NTD prevention and control. This means that every borehole drilled, every latrine constructed, and every hygiene campaign delivered also serves as a frontline defense against NTDs. By combining interventions, we break the cycle of reinfection, reduce community disease burdens, and strengthen overall health outcomes.
GrowthAid’s work goes beyond infrastructure. We build community ownership through hygiene behavior-change campaigns, strengthen local health systems to embed WASH in routine NTD care, and ensure that facilities are gender-responsive and inclusive of persons with disabilities. We also embed climate resilience and conflict sensitivity into all programming, recognizing that fragile environments and vulnerable communities face the greatest risks.
Aligned with Ghana’s national priorities and the WHO NTD Roadmap 2030, our integrated WASH–NTDs programming focuses on:
By integrating WASH and NTDs, GrowthAid contributes to reducing preventable diseases, strengthening community resilience, and moving Ghana closer to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 and 6—good health and well-being, and clean water and sanitation for all.
GrowthAid combines WASH improvements with NTD prevention, ensuring that communities not only gain access to essential services but also break free from cycles of disease.
safe water, improved sanitation, hygiene campaigns.
solar water systems, gender-responsive design.
aligning Mass Drug Administration (MDA) with WASH.
inclusive WASH facilities, menstrual health.
GrowthAid employs adaptable, sustainable technologies for clean water access, suited to rural, peri-urban, and urban environments:
In small rural communities, we install hand pumps and gravity-fed systems that offer affordable, community-managed solutions.
In dense urban poor and peri-urban areas, we develop appropriate piped water systems served by a system of boreholes, and rainwater harvesting systems that provide reliable and eco-friendly options.
At GrowthAid, we are committed to addressing critical water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs through community-driven approaches. Our efforts involve close collaboration with governments, district assemblies, and traditional leaders to ensure sustainable and equitable solutions. In addition, we partner with the private sector to deploy community and household water treatment and storage solutions thereby empowering households and communities with the knowledge and resources to keep their water safe and avoid water-related diseases. Together, we strive to create lasting, positive change in the lives of those we serve.
people lack access to safe drinking water.
people lack access to safely managed sanitation UNICEF
deaths occur annually due to inadequate WASH services.
under the age of five die each year from unsafe WASH conditions.
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