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In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
Over the last 15 years there has been increasing attention to adolescent girls' and women's menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions can interrupt diarrhoeal disease transmission and reduce the burden of morbidity and mo
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
Point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT), such as boiling or chlorine disinfection, has long been recommended in emergencies.
In addition to the dire medical needs resulting from the 2010 Haiti earthquake, over 1.5 million people were left without access to
In response to the recent cholera outbreak, a public health response targeted high-risk communities, including resource-poor communi
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
An immediate need and vital resource, potable water becomes critical in the aftermath of a disaster; affected communities cannot rec