7.7 Health and hygiene

In a compound set-up, it is essential to give the highest priority to health and hygiene. An unclean environment can lead to disease and illness. Pay special attention to:

• an adequate number of cleaning staff and quantity of materials
• providing sufficient bottled water and water purification tablets
• hygienic meal preparation, safe drinking water, safe food storage, hygienic waste disposal, and fly, mosquito and rodent control.