A new way to wash hands
October 25th, 2013
A new idea to mix water and soap to assist hand washing. See the video here. Read more about the system here.
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The Launch of Housing for Health – the Guide
October 3rd, 2013
Healthabitat Director Dr Paul Torzillo ran the launch with talks from The Fred Hollows Foundation CEO Brian Doolan, Dr Lilon Bandler from the Sydney Medical School, Dr Norman Swan, The Building…
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Not another guide …!!!
September 30th, 2013
Good point, and HH agree that we should not need more guidelines to make better houses. But the telling evidence of poor house function recorded in Housing for Health –…
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Housing for Health – the Guide
September 30th, 2013
Housing for Health – The Guide Has been developed, co-ordinated and funded by Healthabitat. We acknowledge the generous support from a range of experienced and skilled contributors who have given…
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Housing for Health – the ‘real’ Guides
September 30th, 2013
From left: Yami Lester started the core of the work in 1985 with a simple one line brief … ‘stop people getting sick’. That in a nutshell is the aim…
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Nepal Sanitation Studio follow up
August 27th, 2013
In January this year a team of architecture students worked in Nepal… there design work is still being used!! . . . . The kit of parts designed to help…
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A ‘new’ housing company scheme?
August 13th, 2013
The Federal Government have proposed an Aboriginal housing company scheme that aims ‘to close gap further’. Read on for HH comments on the scheme. Quotes from “Housing company scheme aims to…
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3x3x3 Design Challenge
July 31st, 2013
How many architects (and some in allied design fields) does it take to make a 3x3x3 metre cube? MANY!!! and for good reason. A group of enthusiastic and energetic design…
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Worldskills Foundation supports 4 projects
July 31st, 2013
The Worldskills Foundation has agreed to support 4 small, active projects with skilled trades and materials. After the successful Sanitation Studio in Nepal early in 2013, a recent meeting of…
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Looking into the septic tank
July 23rd, 2013
The septic tank animation commissioned by HH and produced by Jude Torzillo has become very,very popular … well over 200,000 viewings and counting. It has been used by- CHDS Nepal…
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SAFE in Bangladesh
July 17th, 2013
In the middle of the wet season is a good time to be talking about toilets, washing, wastewater and how to dispose of the wastewater safely. A full review of…
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Back to the future: a time for change
July 10th, 2013
When Prime Minister the first time around, Kevin Rudd made a strong commitment to remote area Indigenous housing. Strangely, this went beyond increasing the money allocated by the previous Coalition…
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