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Engagement with market actors is increasingly being recognised to be a key part of humanitarian programming as these actors are well
Clean water provision is a critical component of emergency response, and chlorination is widely used in emergencies to treat water.
This report is based on a desk-based review of secondary data, comprising published material as well as grey literature, supplemente
Handwashing practices prove to be an effective and easy way of ensuring the health of populations affected by emergencies and humani
The provision of safe water in adequate quantities is a basic necessity in emergencies to prevent the transmission of infectious dis
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
The emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) gap analysis project was funded by The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (H