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Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
This background paper focuses on supporting sustainable, equitable and resilient water services over the short and long term during
Cash is receiving a lot of attention globally and is currently being scaled-up at the highest level.
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.