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Background: Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including int
Given the increasing frequency and duration of humanitarian emergencies worldwide, there is a need to identify a greater range of ef
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
The world is witnessing the highest levels of forced human displacement on record, leading to people being housed in urban centres a
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
This paper describes the potential of ecological sanitation (ecosan), and in particular of urine-diversion dehydrating (UDD) toilets
After emergency situations, aid agencies tend to implement sanitation systems that exhibit good principles for managing human excret