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Background: Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including int
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways