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Monitoring water, sanitation, and hygiene programs in cholera outbreaks is critical to improve humanitarian response.
Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
Household members of diarrhea patients are at higher risk of developing diarrheal diseases (>100 times for cholera) than the gene
Background: Cholera poses a significant global health burden.
Of the two billion people worldwide lacking access to at least basic sanitation, seven out of ten live in rural areas (JMP 2019).
Case-area targeted interventions (CATIs) against cholera are conducted by rapid response teams, and may include various activities l
Background Large epidemics frequently emerge in conflict-affected states.
In recent outbreak settings, the use of rapid response teams (RRTs) to support the WASH sector has increa
Chlorine tablets are often a good choice for water treatment in emergencies because they are widely available, cost-effective, easil