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Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
This briefing paper presents a case study of a Peepoo implementation in first phase humanitarian response.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
The response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010 highlighted the use of rented portable toilets in emergency context.