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This report is the first installment of the ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series, commissioned by the USAID Office of U.S.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
In July 2007, a study by the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering, at the University of Surrey, assessed a modified method of