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Introduction Increasing handwashing with soap (HWWS) among older children in emergency settings can
Introduction: The major aim of hand washing promotion programs is to persuade people to change their behaviour to reduce high-risk h
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity.
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
Lighting should be provided for WASH facilities in Humanitarian contexts according to several standards.
As an alternative, CLTS can appear fundamentally mismatched with post-emergency and fragile states contexts: the core