eBook launched at Abidjan 2023

The e-book titled ‘Sanitation Safety Plan (SSP): Sakhipur Municipality, Tangail’ unveiled by Mr Md Khairul Islam, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Local Government Rural Development and Cooperatives (MoLGRDC), who graced the event at 7th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference, and 21st AfWA Congress & Exhibition (Abidjan 2023) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire as the chief guest.

The sanitation safety plan (SSP) for Sakhipur Municipality has been developed in line with sanitation safety planning manual of World Health Organisation (WHO, 2015) to identify key risks and mitigation measures. Hazards and related hazardous events were identified for each step of the sanitation value chain, as well as exposure groups, and transmission routes. Risks related to each step of the sanitation value chain were assessed using a semi-quantitative approach.

Based on this sanitation safety plan, it is suggested to take various supporting activities including public awareness regarding proper desludging of septic tanks, expanding the service of mechanical emptying to collect faecal sludge, occupational health, safety training and awareness programs for key exposure groups, routine maintenance of equipment associated with sanitation service Scan to access delivery, and popularising the use of compost in agriculture.

Among others Mr Dewan Kamal Ahmed, President, Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB); Mr Md Khalid Hossain Yead, Secretary, MAB; Mr Tushar Shadhu Mohan, Additional Chief Engineer, Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE); Mr Shafiqul Hasan, Co-chair, CWIS-FSM Support Cell of DPHE; Ms Bhawana Sharma, Executive Director, Environment and Public Health Organisation (ENPHO), Dr Muhammad Ashraf Ali, Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology (BUET); Dr Tanvir Ahmed, Director, International Training Centre (ITN-BUET); Mr Alauddin Ahmed, Project Manager, ITN-BUET; Mr Habibur Rahman, Acting Country Director, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) Bangladesh; and Mr Md Tahmidul Islam, Technical Advisor – WASH, WaterAid Bangladesh were also present in the launching ceremony.

The e-book is available to the public and can be accessed using the link.