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This guidance document for supporting people with incontinence in humanitarian and low- and middle- income contexts (LMICs), has bee
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intervention
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
Point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT), such as boiling or chlorine disinfection, has long been recommended in emergencies.
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice