sanitation and hygiene problems in an academic institution

1. SANITARY PROBLEMS IN
ACADEMIC INSTITUTION
By- Ramen Gogoi
Sajina Doley

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Sanitation
Sanitation at academic institution
Food Hygiene & Sanitation
Water Hygiene & Sanitation
Toilet Hygiene & Sanitation
Waste management
Conclusion

3. SANITATION
What is sanitation ?
Why sanitation is important ?
 Why sanitation in academic institution is important ?

4. SANITATION AT ACADEMIC
INSTITUTION
 Food Hygiene & Sanitation
 Water Hygiene & Sanitation
 Toilet Hygiene & Sanitation
 Waste disposal

5. FOOD HYGIENE & SANITATION
 Importance of Food Hygiene & Sanitation
 Midday meal scheme at schools
According to Ministry of Human Resource Development from the document no. F. No. 14-
2/2013-EE.5(MDM-1-2) under the department of school Education and literacy published on
New Delhi, 13th Feb, 2015
Scams in midday meal as published on India Today published on September 18,
2019. Where in UP midday meal scam was exposed, where workers were
found selling children’s food for cash detoriating guidelines of the MHRD.
From the news article published in Hindustan Times on May 1st, 2019, it was
found that improper hygiene and following the guidelines has send innocent
51 children to hospital in Bihar’s Lakhisarai.

6. College Students Food Safety Practices
According to the Journal College Students Food Safety Practices published on
Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences June 2015, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 118-
126 ISSN: 2334-2404 (Print), 2334-2412 (Online) URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15640/jaes.v4n1a15
Steps to ensure food hygiene in college and university hostel and
canteens that the cook when starts to cook food 1st he/she:-
Begin with proper hand washing
Preparation counter should be disinfected regularly
Utensils & serving dishes should always be kept clean
Practicing food safety helps maintain good health
Preventing foods from becoming contaminated
Hygiene and sanitation in colleges and universities

7. WATER HYGIENE & SANITATION
 Importance of water Hygiene & Sanitation
Water hygiene and sanitation problems in academic institution
 Guideline by WHO on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Standards
ISBN 978 92 4 154779 6 (NLM classification: WA 675)
https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/wash_standards_s
chool.pdf
 Diseases related to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene are a huge
burden in developing countries. It is estimated that 88% of diarrhoeal disease
is caused by unsafe water supply, and inadequate sanitation and hygiene
(WHO, 2004c).

8.  Providing adequate levels of water supply, sanitation and hygiene in
schools is of direct relevance to the United Nations (UN) Millennium
Development Goals of achieving universal primary education,
promoting gender equality and reducing child mortality.
What is the Importance of adequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene in
academic institution?
Disease prevention
Diseases related to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene are a
huge burden in developing countries. It is estimated that 88% of
diarrhoeal disease is caused by unsafe water supply, and inadequate
sanitation and hygiene (WHO, 2004c).
Schools, particularly those in rural areas, often completely lack
drinking-water and sanitation facilities, or have facilities that are
inadequate in both quality and quantity.

9. Learning
Children’s ability to learn may be affected in several ways. Firstly, helminth
infections, which affect hundreds of millions of school-age children, can impair
children’s physical development and reduce their cognitive development, through
pain and discomfort, competition for nutrients, anemia, and damage to tissues and
organs.
Long-term exposure to chemical contaminants in water (e.g. lead and arsenic) may
impair learning ability. Diarrhoeal diseases, malaria and helminth infections force
many school children to be absent from school.
It can affect both teachers and students

10.  Gender and disability
Girls and boys, including those with disabilities, are likely to be
affected in different ways by inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene
conditions in schools, and this may contribute to unequal learning
opportunities
lack of adequate, separate private and secure toilets and washing
facilities may discourage parents from sending girls to school.
lack of adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene can contribute to
girls missing days at school; this can even lead girls to drop out of
education altogether at puberty.
 Life-long skills
The hygiene behaviors that children learn at school — made possible
through a combination of hygiene education and suitable water,
sanitation and hygiene-enabling facilities — are skills that they are
likely to maintain as adults and pass on to their own children.

11. TOILET HYGIENE & SANITATION
Why toilet is necessary in academic institution ?
Condition of academic institution before having proper toilet facility.
How it affects the women community of the academic institution
Sanitation and hygiene education programs launched by Indian govt. in the year
1999
Steps taken by the Indian govt. for construction of toilets in academic institution

12. According to the news update from the Press Information Bureau
Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=177326
Published on12-March-2018 17:48 IST
Construction of toilets in schools taken up under various schemes and initiatives of the
government
Under SSA, since its inception in 2001 till 31.12.2017, 9.95 lakh toilet construction have
been reported in elementary school. Under RMSA since inception of scheme in 2009-10
till 28.02.2018, 49,636 toilets construction have been reported in secondary schools.
Under Swachh Vidyalaya initiative 4.17 lakh toilets in 2.61 lakh Government elementary
and secondary schools were constructed/re-constructed in one year upto 15th August,
2015 to provide separate toilets for girls and boys in all Government schools.

13. According to the article published in Times of India on may 30, 2018
many govt schools and colleges do not have running water in the
toilets. Even if there is running water, cleaners are difficult to find.
Over a period of time, the toilets have become unusable and are
shunned by students and teachers. The same condition prevails in all
the other states, specially in the rural areas.
Health issues faced by the students due to lack of maintenance of
toilets
From using a dirty toilet one may get genital infection which may
lead to complication in menstrual an pregnancy complication in
future
Some students avoid drinking water during the school hours which
would lead to formation of kidney stones.
Some students have the habit of refraining themselves from using
the toilets in schools due to poor facilities which would lead to
serious medical problems.
Girls having their periods should change their sanitary napkin
often. They might get reproductive track infection due to poor

14. WASTE DISPOSAL

15. CONCLUSION
Sanitation problems in academic institution has different level of
occupancy and has different problems in schools, colleges and
universities but overall some problems which are the basic
problems are common for every student and faculty need to be
monitored, checked and inspect on a regular basis by the
management committee and necessary development should
enact for the betterment of the academic institution student and
faculty in complete well being

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