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Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
The use of cash transfers and market based programming (CT/MBP) to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency responses
Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intervention
Humanitarians increasingly view market-based programming (MBP) and cash-transfer programming (CTP) as an effective response to addre
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.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r