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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
The provision of safe water and adequate sanitation facilities to communities is a key part of Save the Children’s work in emergenci
Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity.
Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
After the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, thousands of agencies, organizations, and individual people tried to find ways to help the pe