The document discusses the significance of multiple use water services (MUS) in improving health by addressing both water quantity and quality requirements for various domestic and agricultural needs. It highlights the benefits of integrating MUS with environmental sanitation and hygiene education, while also noting potential risks like disease exposure. Additionally, it emphasizes the necessity of ensuring adequate water storage and treatment to meet different quality demands across multiple uses.

1. Improving health through Multiple Use water Services (MUS) Eline Boelee (IWMI) International Symposium on Multiple Use water Services Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 5 November 2008

2. Different approach in MUS Selection of appropriate source Attention to water quantities as well as quality Additional benefits Supporting services Nutrition Time gains Only effective in conjunction with Environmental sanitation Health and hygiene education

3. Positive and negative impacts Improved hygiene Exposure to disease Photo Credit:Ronald Loeve Photo Credit: Henry Madsen

4. Risks Drowning Absence from school Photo Credit: Menno Houtstra Photo Credit: Eline Boelee Photo Credit: Eline Boelee

5. Ensuring adequate quantities Based on actual demand Present & future Drinking water Domestic uses Sanitation Agriculture Formal irrigation Home gardens Livestock Other productive uses Multiple sources for multiple uses Capacity Accessibility Including re-use Storage

6. Storage Photo Credit: Eline Boelee Photo Credit :Eline Boelee Photo Credit: Eline Boelee Photo Credit: Eline Boelee Photo Credit: Eline Boelee

7. Ensuring adequate quality Each use has quality demands Chemical Biological Perception Multiple sources for multiple uses Catchment protection Systemwide: lowest necessary quality Drinking Separate source Deterioration during transport and storage Home water treatment Photo Credit: Peter McCornick Photo Credit: Michiko Ebato

8. Multiple sources for multiple uses Photo Credit: Eline Boelee Photo Credit: Eline Boelee

9. Water treatment Photo Credit: Eline Boelee

10. Water treatment Photo Credit: Pauline Scheelbeek Photo Credit: Ephrem Guchi

11. All in one: multipurpose system Photo Credit: Eline Boelee

12. Improving health through multiple use water services Thank you www.iwmi.org www.musproject.net