Burma
International Development
David Amess (Southend West, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what sanitation projects her Department funds in Burma; and what funds were provided for such projects in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
DFID does not fund specific sanitation projects in Burma. Some small amounts of funding have gone towards sanitation issues through wider projects, such as through our education portfolio, where DFID funds have helped to build latrines in schools and pre-schools and ensure basic hygiene practices are taught. DFID's response for immediate needs following Cyclone Giri also provided 66,000 people with access to clean water. DFID's work in the health sector is primarily focused around reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services as well as HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria services.