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There are increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict.
The health benefits of point-of-use (POU) water treatment can only be realized through high adherence: correct, consistent, and sust
Water, sanitation, and hygiene are one part of a cholera control strategy.
Handwashing practices prove to be an effective and easy way of ensuring the health of populations affected by emergencies and humani
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
Point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT), such as boiling or chlorine disinfection, has long been recommended in emergencies.
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘
Tropical Storm Jeanne struck Haiti in September 2004, causing widespread flooding which contaminated water sources, displaced thousa