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This research aimed to qualitatively explore whether the determinants of handwashing behaviour change according to the duration of d
Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.
Background: Hygiene promotion is a cornerstone of humanitarian response during infectious disease outbreaks.
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
In July 2007, a study by the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering, at the University of Surrey, assessed a modified method of
Following the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, the emergency response that ensued prioritized the health and well
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.