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The Zimbabwean government and a number of organisations responded in various ways to the devastation done by Cyclone Idai, which occ
Protracted armed conflicts in the Middle East and Africa are heavily impacting the infrastructure of basic services such as water, e
Legal principles and moral obligations that guarantee the basic needs of people living in humanitarian crisis situations (HCSs) pred
This paper aims to understand the value of collaboration in a ‘state of emergency’ situation, featuring the case of the water, sanit
Good hygiene practices are crucial for avoiding Ebola contamination during the transport and burial of deceased persons potentially
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
In this paper, we argue for including a full hygiene promotion intervention as an early part of emergency response.
In order to ensure maximum consumer benefits (e.g.
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘
This paper describes the potential of ecological sanitation (ecosan), and in particular of urine-diversion dehydrating (UDD) toilets