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Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
After the Ebola outbreak was declared in Sierra Leone, in June 2014, early messages about the high mortality rate of Ebola were met
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
The UNICEF Cholera Toolkit provides UNICEF staff and partners with practical resources to implement an integrated approach to chole
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
In response to the recent cholera outbreak, a public health response targeted high-risk communities, including resource-poor communi
After the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, thousands of agencies, organizations, and individual people tried to find ways to help the pe