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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
This paper examines how emotional motivators can be used to promote handwashing with soap (HWWS) among mothers affected by an emerge
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
In September 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to a hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in Chad by implementing water treatment and hy
The risk for cholera infection is >100 times higher for household contacts of cholera patients during the week after the index pa
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,