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Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.
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 objective of this review is to identify sanitation failures that have contributed to the occurrence of diarrhoeal disease outbre
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
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
To date, over 900 TWT's (Tiger Worm Toilets) have been built and trialled across four countries by Oxfam in a range of settings incl