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Improper sanitation and waste management is the number one cause for ill health, disease and death throughout the world, particularl
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions provide dignity and prevent disease transmission.
Mount Sinabung erupted in September 2013, causing the mass evacuation of more than 30,000 people.
Mainstreaming gender in an emergency water and sanitation (WatSan) response can be difficult as standard consultations and participa
This briefing paper presents a case study of a Peepoo implementation in first phase humanitarian response.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions can interrupt diarrhoeal disease transmission and reduce the burden of morbidity and mo
As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
The construction of sufficient latrines for displaced people in rocky, high water-table areas can be a problem.
In addition to the dire medical needs resulting from the 2010 Haiti earthquake, over 1.5 million people were left without access to