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An immediate need and vital resource, potable water becomes critical in the aftermath of a disaster; affected communities cannot rec
The response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010 highlighted the use of rented portable toilets in emergency context.
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.
This paper intends to examine the impacts of flood on water supply and sanitation condition along with flood induced health problems
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
The supply of adequate amounts of safe water for drinking and hygiene during natural disasters or armed conflict can be compromised
Point-of-use (POU) water treatment with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) has been proven to reduce diarrheal disease in de
The devastating earthquake on 8 October 2005 caused the immediate death of more than 70,000 people with injury and displacement to m
Tropical Storm Jeanne struck Haiti in September 2004, causing widespread flooding which contaminated water sources, displaced thousa
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice