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Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
Somali Region of Ethiopia has been affected by drought for several years.
In August 2015, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Tanzania.
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
The use of cash transfers and market based programming (CT/MBP) to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency responses
After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal that killed approximately 9,000 people, the country faced an increased risk of cholera outbreaks
On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
Globally, an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation.
Handwashing practices prove to be an effective and easy way of ensuring the health of populations affected by emergencies and humani