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Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Cholera continues to be a significant problem in humanitarian settings, with recent outbreaks in displaced populations in South Suda
Mount Sinabung erupted in September 2013, causing the mass evacuation of more than 30,000 people.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
Point-of-use (POU) water treatment with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) has been proven to reduce diarrheal disease in de
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice
A number of organizations engaged in tanker trucks to deliver water to populations affected by the 2005 tsunami in Indonesia.