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Background: Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including int
This research aimed to qualitatively explore whether the determinants of handwashing behaviour change according to the duration of d
Background: Hygiene promotion is a cornerstone of humanitarian response during infectious disease outbreaks.
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intervention
After the Ebola outbreak was declared in Sierra Leone, in June 2014, early messages about the high mortality rate of Ebola were met
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions can interrupt diarrhoeal disease transmission and reduce the burden of morbidity and mo
Point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT), such as boiling or chlorine disinfection, has long been recommended in emergencies.