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Background: Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including int
Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
The current Sphere guideline for water chlorination in humanitarian emergencies fails to reliably ensure household water safety in r
Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.
MSF has intervened recently in several contexts where large-scale surface water treatment has been a significant feature of the WatS
UNHCR estimates that the average time spent by a refugee in a camp is 10 years, while the average refugee camp remains for 26 years.
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has led to the formation of huge camps, built on difficult terra
The reliance on chlorination in humanitarian operations has raised concerns among practitioners about possible health risks associat
Engaging communities in humanitarian programming is key to ensuring their participation in decision-making that affects them as outl