Watershed Interventions for Systems Health (WISH)
Where:
Fiji
What we aim to achieve:
Water-borne diseases are endemic in Fiji with 20 reported typhoid outbreaks since 2005, an outbreak of dengue affecting 27,000 in 2013-14 and a three-fold increase in leptospirosis since 2016. This project seeks to optimise water, sanitation and catchment management, improve outbreak response and minimise the impact of water-borne diseases.
How we will achieve it:
By developing and testing real-time mobile tools to optimise water, sanitation and catchment management and training cross-sectoral teams to improve outbreak response.
Partners:
- University of Sydney
- Edith Cowan University
- Fiji Ministry of Health & Medical Services
- Fiji National University
- World Health Organisation
Additional Donor:
Funding:
$2,010,000
Program Manager:
For more information:
- Project Website
- Twitter Channel
- Facebook Channel
- Instagram Channel
- University of Sydney Press Release
- Planetary Health Alliance Case Study on WISH Fiji project
- University of Sydney News Story on Alliance Case Study
Podcast: Building healthier communities
Hear Dr Aaron Jenkins, University of Sydney and Edith Cowan University; Dr Sangeeta Mangubhai, Wildlife Conservation Society Fiji and Suli Batikawai, WASH Coordinator for Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Service.
Podcast: Supporting resilient watersheds
Hear Dr Aaron Jenkins, University of Sydney and Edith Cowan University, Dr Donald Wilson, Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research and Dr Stacey Jupiter, Wildlife Conservation Society talk about adapting practices in a changing climate.
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