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Background: Diarrheal illnesses are mainly linked with poverty, and hygiene promotion programs can significantly reduce childhood di
Appropriate behaviour change with regard to safe water contact practices will facilitate the elimination of schistosomiasis as a pub
Given the increasing frequency and duration of humanitarian emergencies worldwide, there is a need to identify a greater range of ef
Somali Region of Ethiopia has been affected by drought for several years.
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
Targeted interventions have been delivered to neighbors of cholera cases in major epidemic responses globally despite limited eviden
Methods and findings We developed a micro-simulation model and calibrated it to both the epidemic curve and the sma
In September 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to a hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in Chad by implementing water treatment and hy
The world is witnessing the highest levels of forced human displacement on record, leading to people being housed in urban centres a
This article presents the experience of using the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach in a recent programme in Somalia an