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For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
Over the last 15 years there has been increasing attention to adolescent girls' and women's menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
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
The response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010 highlighted the use of rented portable toilets in emergency context.
In most of the emergency project, we just provided facilities to help people in need to have some living environment.
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.