Hubbard Brian, Gelting Richard, Del Carmen Portillo Maria, Williams Tom, Torres Ricardo
Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Services Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F-60, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Past Regional Coordinator, International Water Association, Latin American and Caribbean Office, Lima, Peru.
J Water Sanit Hyg Dev. 2013 Dec;3(4):541-548. doi: 10.2166/washdev.2013.001.
Considerable effort has been made worldwide to disseminate information and provide technical assistance to encourage the adoption and implementation of the water safety plan (WSP) methodology. Described since the third edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) a WSP provides guidance for water utilities to ensure the delivery of safe drinking water and protect health. Attention is now being given to understand the success of efforts to advance adoption of the WSP methodology in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. More specifically, there is interest in knowing how early adopters developed strategies to implement the WSP methodology and what challenges exist for further implementation. To better understand adoption and implementation trends, key informants from five LAC countries were interviewed and case studies were developed to reveal the diversity of WSP approaches applied in the region. Results indicate that WSP implementation is more widespread than previously reported. Respondents affirmed that the WHO are routinely used as a model for country-level drinking-water regulations, which has led to uptake of the WSP methodology. Interview respondents also revealed innovative national strategic approaches for WSP implementation.
全球已付出巨大努力来传播信息并提供技术援助，以鼓励采用和实施水安全计划（WSP）方法。自世界卫生组织（WHO）第三版以来就对其进行了描述，水安全计划为水务公司提供指导，以确保提供安全的饮用水并保护健康。目前正在关注了解拉丁美洲和加勒比地区（LAC）推进采用水安全计划方法的努力取得的成功。更具体地说，人们有兴趣了解早期采用者如何制定实施水安全计划方法的策略以及进一步实施存在哪些挑战。为了更好地了解采用和实施趋势，对来自五个拉丁美洲和加勒比国家的关键信息提供者进行了访谈，并开展了案例研究，以揭示该地区应用的水安全计划方法的多样性。结果表明，水安全计划的实施比之前报道的更为广泛。受访者确认，世界卫生组织的内容通常被用作国家层面饮用水法规的范本，这导致了水安全计划方法的采用。访谈受访者还揭示了实施水安全计划的创新性国家战略方法。
