Water and sanitation

A compilation of Oxfam resources on water and sanitation.

Manual Desludging Hand Pump (MDHP) Resources
(link to external website)

Coagulation and disinfection manual (776KB pdf)

Hand-dug well manual (456KB pdf)

Malaria control manual (2MB pdf)

Water distribution manual (255KB pdf)

Water filtration manual (342KB pdf)

Water pumping manual (456KB pdf)

Water storage manual (542KB pdf)

Water treatment guidelines (940KB pdf)

Excreta Disposal in Emergencies: A field manual by Peter Harvey (link to external site)

Vulnerability and socio-cultural considerations for PHE in emergencies (165KB pdf)

Technical Briefing Notes

Oxfam has produced a series of Technical Briefing Notes on public health engineering.

Learn more about Oxfam's TBN series