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Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Legal principles and moral obligations that guarantee the basic needs of people living in humanitarian crisis situations (HCSs) pred
This paper aims to understand the value of collaboration in a ‘state of emergency’ situation, featuring the case of the water, sanit
Good hygiene practices are crucial for avoiding Ebola contamination during the transport and burial of deceased persons potentially
Effective menstrual management is essential for the mental and physical well-being of women.
In this paper, we argue for including a full hygiene promotion intervention as an early part of emergency response.
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
In July 2007, a study by the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering, at the University of Surrey, assessed a modified method of
There is currently limited public information available concerning methods for the selection of appropriate water trea
This paper describes the potential of ecological sanitation (ecosan), and in particular of urine-diversion dehydrating (UDD) toilets