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Background: Somalia reported repeated cholera outbreaks between 2017 and 2019.
Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a
Introduction: The major aim of hand washing promotion programs is to persuade people to change their behaviour to reduce high-risk h
The emergence, transmission and distribution of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are determined by the pathogens, the vectors, the envir
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
The devastating earthquake on 8 October 2005 caused the immediate death of more than 70,000 people with injury and displacement to m
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan