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Point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT), such as boiling or chlorine disinfection, has long been recommended in emergencies.
The construction of sufficient latrines for displaced people in rocky, high water-table areas can be a problem.
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Oxfam’s Public Health Promotion team used a voucher programme to provide beneficiarie
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.
Safe excreta disposal is a top priority in an emergency, but one that takes time and extensive resources to implement.
The supply of adequate amounts of safe water for drinking and hygiene during natural disasters or armed conflict can be compromised
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice
Following the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, the emergency response that ensued prioritized the health and well
Diarrhoea is one of the five major causes of death in an emergency setting and one of the three main causes of death in children (Cu