The Sustainable Sanitation in East Asia – Philippines Program (SuSEA-Philippines) is a three-year program intended to accelerate sanitation progress by supporting long-term sustainable frameworks for “pro-poor sanitation services” that will improve environmental health and quality of life. This program is an initiative of the Water Supply and Sanitation Program (WSP) of the World Bank with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) Trust Fund. The Department of Health (DOH) National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC) is the principal national implementing agency of SuSEA-Philippines Program, supported by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB).
The Technical Assistance Management Service (TAMS) will facilitate the establishment of a national program for sustainable sanitation that incorporates informed policies, systems and implementation arrangements that are appropriate, cost effective and results-oriented. This will be done by supporting government-led formulation of policies, development of program strategies and launching of communications campaigns on sustainable sanitation that will lead to the achievement of national environmental health goals.
The general strategy is to address both demand and supply-side constraints for sustainable sanitation services and to learn from local implementation as basis for national policy and operational/program guidance.
SuSEA-Philippines is designed with 4 different models in mind that will be used as a platform for developing specific interventions in six (6) partner sites: Bauko, Mt. Province; Dagupan City; Guiuan, Eastern Samar; Alabel, Saranggani; Polomolok, South Cotabato and; General Santos City.
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Model 1: Disease Prevention and Control – Sanitation interventions for the eradication/reduction of disease (Bauko, Dagupan, Guiuan)
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Model 2: Water Quality Management – Sanitation interventions for the improvement of water quality within a water quality management area (General Santos, Alabel, Polomolok)
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Model 3: Livable Cities - Sanitation interventions for the improvement of quality of life in cities and low-income urban poor communities (Dagupan, General Santos)
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Model 4: Sustainable Rural Livelihoods - Sanitation interventions to support sustained livelihoods in rural areas (Bauko, Guiuan)
The experience and interventions from these models will serve as a stage for learning by other local governments, as well as basis for the national sanitation policy and programs for GoP-led expansion and scaling up.
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