Editorial: The unmet need of pit latrine use by disabled people: a practical solution
The papers by Schmachtenberger et al and Hey et al, published in this issue, identify the unmet need of assistive technologies for people living in rural communities in Lira, Northern Uganda in accessing the use of pit latrines, and describe a new range of portable toilet seats. These toilet seats...
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Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS)
2022-02-01
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| description | The papers by Schmachtenberger et al and Hey et al, published in this issue, identify the unmet need of assistive technologies for people living in rural communities in Lira, Northern Uganda in accessing the use of pit latrines, and describe a new range of portable toilet seats. These toilet seats, designed by the University of San Diego Mechanical Engineering under-graduate students in California, and built by local carpenters in Lira, appear to help persons with disabilities to access pit latrines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c79b671ba3244984aa6eff49132f0d682023-12-31T00:36:28ZengHealth and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS)South Sudan Medical Journal2309-46052309-46132022-02-011514https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.1Editorial: The unmet need of pit latrine use by disabled people: a practical solutionDr Eluzai Abe Hakim 0Associate Editor, South Sudan Medical JournalThe papers by Schmachtenberger et al and Hey et al, published in this issue, identify the unmet need of assistive technologies for people living in rural communities in Lira, Northern Uganda in accessing the use of pit latrines, and describe a new range of portable toilet seats. These toilet seats, designed by the University of San Diego Mechanical Engineering under-graduate students in California, and built by local carpenters in Lira, appear to help persons with disabilities to access pit latrines.http://www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com/archive/february-2022/editorial-the-unmet-need-of-pit-latrine-use-by-disabled-people-a-practical-solution.html |
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