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Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.
Background Large epidemics frequently emerge in conflict-affected states.
In recent outbreak settings, the use of rapid response teams (RRTs) to support the WASH sector has increa
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.
Poor lighting at water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities may reduce the usage of latrines and other services such as bathing
This discussion paper summarizes the results and implications of a study commissioned by the World Bank to conduct
Lighting should be provided for WASH facilities in Humanitarian contexts according to several standards.
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