Drinking water and sanitation facilities in rural Bangladesh (Financial Express)

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article on how adequate and effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) measures have always been considered crucial for public health and the COVID-19 pandemic has yet again reinforced this reality. It is now common knowledge that handwashing is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases. IFPRI has conducted the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) which is a nationally representative three-round panel survey of rural Bangladesh. The survey collected data on rural households’ main drinking water sources and available sanitation facilities. The BIHS survey data show that there have been positive changes in sanitation facilities used in rural Bangladesh.