Brian Arbogast

Director of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene @ The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

[Speak Up Africa @SpeakUpAfrica1]

To date, over 2 billion people still lack access to basic sanitation facilities.

This #WorldToiletDay, let’s urge for innovation to bridge this gap and build a future where toilets play a pivotal role in achieving SDG 6.

Read more here: https://t.co/aiLGY5ZVQq
#GoldenSludge

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

Climate-resilient sanitation must be integrated into global and national climate policy and practice, and equally, climate resilience must be integrated into all sanitation investments and infrastructure. https://t.co/7H8I81w0WV via @worldbank

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

I recommend this excellent report on Scaling Up Access to Menstrual Health, https://t.co/kvKqPKaHvE - thank you @HYSTRAinsights, @ideateinnov, others who contributed #MenstrualHealth #Research #MenstrualHygieneDay

[Mark Suzman @MSuzman]

Climate change is doing great harm to vulnerable communities across Africa. To help build resilience & meet the needs of people throughout the continent, @gatesfoundation is committing $1.4B toward agricultural adaptation https://t.co/7kWBE3CWcF

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

Congratulations!!

[Center for Water and Sanitation @CEPT_CWAS]

We are delighted to share that CWAS has won the #AVPN Constellation Award in Climate Action category for work on faecal sludge and septage management in Wai and Sinnar. The project was supported by @BMGFIndia and @FCDOGovUK

@mehta_pani @DineshMehta100 @CeptResearch

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

So impressed with progress of @FssmOdisha programme, led by @HUDDeptOdisha & Shri G. Mathi Vathanan; their deep empowerment of Slum Dweller Associations & front-line sanitation workers is driving very visible improvements in sanitation service delivery, quality of life, dignity!

[H & UD Dept @HUDDeptOdisha]

Applauding Odisha’s decentralised, inclusive and community-led FSSM model, the Team members expressed confidence on the programme’s far-reaching impact.5/5

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

Pioneering analysis of GHG emissions from sanitation systems leads to conclusions that I think will surprise many, e.g. "Sanitation could plausibly be contributing approximately half of total emissions from Kampala city." ! Nice job Allan, Jake @FionaZakaria @BEonthetoilet et al!

[ODD TV @oddtvlive]

📌 #ForumMondialEau9 I L’assainissement est la base d’une bonne hygiène, et donc d’une bonne santé pour les communautés a déclaré @bearbogast, porte-parole de @gatesfoundation Fondation. Raison fondamentale pour laquelle la fondation a soutenu le concept (1/2)

[Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation]

Access to 🚽 safe sanitation and 🚰 clean drinking water are essential for public health and wellbeing. #WorldWaterDay

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

Congratulations to the @Caltech team!

[Clément Cid @clementcid]

Proud to announce that mgLAMP, our portable pathogen detection technology is the WINNER of the WEF/CDC's Rapid Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 Testing Challenge. @Caltech @mcbeath2o @LDobelle @RESEAUCMI @WEForg @CDCEnvironment

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

If you're at @WaterForum9 please do check out the Sanitation Village - a lot to see!

[National Faecal Sludge and Septage Alliance @NFSSMalliance]

Be it a community toilet operator or an #entrepreneur, #WomenInSanitation are breaking the shackles of patriarchy and ensuring #InclusiveSanitation for all.

Read what Sakshi Gudwani, Member, NFSSM Alliance and Senior Program Officer, @BMGFIndia has to say 👇

#SabkaHaqSwachhta

[Kavita Wankhade @kavita_wankhade]

Have a networking pass for #WWWeek? Please join us for a post-session conversation (https://t.co/wcJmFE4mbO) on 23rd Aug where we will continue to discuss and brainstorm on the way forward. #womeninsanitation #voicesfromground
@fsm_alliance @siwi_water @dpu_ucl @urban_know

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

I'm looking forward to attending this #WWWeek session on #WomenInSanitation and learning from inspiring set of leaders - please check out the teaser video and join us https://t.co/BJS1bg8ngL

[TNUSSP @TNUSSP]

Building on the many inspirational stories from the #WomeninSanitation campaign, we are hosting a storytelling session "Women in sanitation: Glimpses from across the chain" at #WWWeek on Aug 23 @ 12 pm IST. Register for the event here: https://t.co/GLodwZcxXg @NFSSMalliance

[Cheikh Oumar Seydi @CheikhOSeydi]

La lutte contre la troisième vague de COVID-19 en Afrique nécessite une action sur deux fronts: la réduction des écarts entre les taux de vaccination globaux et le développement des capacités de production vaccinale du continent.
https://t.co/DP6Lpee9Th

[Mark Suzman @MSuzman]

We take one step closer to a malaria-free world with this exciting new project that seeks to develop an mRNA-based malaria vaccine & helping to expand vaccine manufacturing & capacity on the African continent https://t.co/2CuYiP5XGU

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

Chris was a giant in the sector and a generous and joyous colleague and friend to so many of us. He left a remarkable legacy, and I will miss him ...

[Cheikh Oumar Seydi @CheikhOSeydi]

African entrepreneurs have innovated in the face of #COVID19, stepping up to address challenges such as equitable distribution of vaccines and proper hygiene and sanitation for all.

On #AfricaDay, we celebrate their ingenuity 👇

[Brian Arbogast @bearbogast]

I share the same feelings as Mark - every day brings more tragic news, and my thoughts are with all of our @BMGFIndia colleagues, partners & grantees, and every community facing rising threats of #COVID19

[Mark Suzman @MSuzman]

My heart is breaking each day as India continues to set records in #COVID19 cases. I stand with my @BMGFIndia colleagues, our partners & grantees, & their interconnected communities around the world. This pandemic won't be over for anyone until it's over for everyone

[AMCOW @amcowafrica]

Safe & inclusive #WASH depends on effective sector regulation. For regulation to lead to service improvement, adaptation to the local institutional & political context is needed. The #AfricanSanitationPolicyGuidelines recommend ways to strengthen country regulatory effectiveness.