Feb 21, 2013 – The SHARE Research Consortium is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for research into the effects of poor sanitation on girls and women in India. Proposals must be led or co-led by an Indian research institution and must address at least one of the following questions:
- Psycho-social stress resulting from violence experienced by women in the course of using sanitation facilities or practicing open defecation.
- Operational research into menstrual hygiene management or determining the link between menstrual hygiene and infections.
- The practice of limiting, postponing or reducing food and liquid intake to control the urge to urinate or defecate: the prevalence of this behaviour and related health risks.
The deadline for submission of proposal is 17:00 GMT on 15 March 2013.
- For full details please refer to the RFP document
Email: aurelie.jeandron@lshtm.ac.uk
Sanitation Updates 