I just wanted to point out that last year's conference organised by the same organisation (International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases) has a very nice website where videos of the presentations are available:

forum.susana.org/forum/categories/159-ne...-with-feedback#11256

Or direct link:
www.isntd.org/login/4565690894?noRedirec...ater-home/4587178220

I wish all conferences had such good websites for people to benefit even if they couldn't make it to the conference. And it's good to see how people from the health sector (on neglected tropical diseases) came together with people from the WASH sector.

People living in countries where Youtube is banned (e.g. Mughal in Pakistan) will appreciate that the videos are uploaded to Vimeo so you can view them.

I liked this one of Carl Hensman (BMGF) where he showed a video about pit emptying in Kenya (will make a separate post about it in the FSM section):

www.isntd.org/login/4565690894?noRedirec...r-panel-2/4587296927

Regards,
Elisabeth

ISNTD Water 2015 at the British Medical Association, Sept 30th 2015: conference hosted by the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD) bringing together the stakeholders, researchers, NGOs, policy makers, private sector involved in the development of safe water, sanitation infrastructure and hygiene programmes for improved public health.

In plenary sessions, this conference will discuss:

- the current landscape in terms of safe water and sanitation provision in resource poor areas
- case studies of successful infrastructure development, safe water & hygiene practices, WASH programmes...
- new and emerging technologies for water and sanitation
- the role of the private sector in water and sanitation development
- the role and impact of behaviour change campaigns
- advances in combating water-borne diseases

Link to programme: www.isntdwater.com/#/programme/4577079919


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Note by moderator: The conference is being filmed and videos will be made available post-conference.

DRAFT PROGRAMME

8.30 Registration and networking breakfast reception
9.00 Welcome from the ISNTD

9.15 Session 1: Disease focus – water-borne NTDs & urban settings
• Dr. Samuel Fosu Gyasi (University of Energy & Natural Resources, Ghana)
Environmental Arsenic: An implication of NTDs in Ghana
• Dr. Julian Entwistle (Xenex Associates)
Urban water and mosquito-borne disease
• Pr. Mark Eisler (University of Bristol)
A One Health Approach to Water-Borne Trematode Infections of Man and Livestock
• Mr. Simon Bibby (DFID)

10.15 Panel discussion 1

10.45 Coffee Break

11.15 Session 2: Delivering impact & behaviour change – the challenge of explosive urbanisation
• Mr. Timeyin Uwejamomere (WaterAid)
Health Justice for the Urban Poor: What has WASH got to do with it?
• Ms. Martina Nee (Peepoople)
Peepoo: from waste to value
• Dr. Robert Fraser (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)
• Dr. John Mullett (Butyl Products)
Flexigester: A New Tool for Treating Waste

12.15 Panel discussion 2

12.45 Lunch

13.45 Session 3: Technology roundtable
• Ms. Petra Wadstrom (Solvatten)
Solvatten: reducing the risk of soil transmitted diseases by using safe and warm water
• Mr. Martijn Nitzsche (Aqua-Aero WaterSystems)
Sustainable water purification in India: the business model & the practice
• Mr. John Griffith (The Safe Water Trust)
Point of use water treatment
• Dr. Alison Parker (Cranfield University)
Introducing new technologies to the WASH sector
• Dr. Carl Hensman (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

15.00 Panel discussion 3

15.30 Coffee break

16.00 Session 4: Role of private sector in WASH interventions
• Dr. Hauke Hillebrandt (Giving What We Can)
Comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of WASH: what are the most cost-effective interventions?
• Dr. Carolyn Jones (Unilever)
Private sector in WASH interventions
• Mr. Gary Sharkey (PwC)
Private sector-led WASH interventions: individual and collective experience
• Mr. Andrea Demichelis (Elliot for Water)
• Ms. Mariana Matoso (Overseas Development Institute)
Private Sector and WASH - Driving catalytic engagement

17.15 Panel discussion 4

17.45 Concluding remarks