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On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
Globally, an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation.
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
Locally manufactured sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) solution has been sold in Zimbabwe since 2010.
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.