IMPACT HEALTH STUDY 2016

DelAgua sponsored an independent evaluation of the health impacts of the Tubeho Neza large-scale distribution programme in Western Province, Rwanda.

Our Impact - Rwanda November 2016

DelAgua sponsored an independent evaluation of the health impacts of ‘Tubeho Neza’, conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Emory University, Oregon Health Science University, and Portland State University. The research team undertook a cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the intervention in terms of coverage, use, exposure and health.

Key Findings

Preliminary results suggest that after 2 years, Phase 1 of the programme achieved:

46%

27.7%

73%

reduction in diarrhoea in children under 5.

reduction in cookstove emission exposure among children.


reduction in household air pollution for families cooking outdoors.