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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions can interrupt diarrhoeal disease transmission and reduce the burden of morbidity and mo
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contamina
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.