London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are basic human needs and critical for health, but billions of people lack access to safely managed services. Everybody poo(p)s, but the health and development consequences of the failure to adequately manage human waste, provide clean drinking water, and enable effective hygiene behaviours are borne primarily by the most vulnerable.

In his inaugural lecture, Professor Robert Dreibelbis will reflect on his personal and professional journey in WASH and global health research and the questions that drive his work: How can we understand WASH behaviours and the factors that shape them, how can we identify the impact of WASH services on health and well-being, and how can we design better and more equitable WASH interventions, programmes, and policies?

The lecture will take place from 17:15 - 18:15, followed by a 1-hour in-person drinks reception in the Pumphandle Social.

Speaker

Robert Dreibelbis, Professor of Hygiene and Health

Reflecting a diverse academic background, Robert’s work sits at the intersection of environmental health, epidemiology, and the social and behavioural sciences. He works in close collaboration with research partners around the world to better understand and address water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges in domestic and institutional settings. Working and training at various academic institutions in the United States, Robert joined LSHTM in 2016 and supports research projects and research partners across Southern Africa and South Asia. He is a member of the School’s Environmental Health Group, the former director of the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease Research Degree programme, and currently ITD Associate Dean for Research. 

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