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Background: Hygiene promotion is a cornerstone of humanitarian response during infectious disease outbreaks.
The objective of this review is to identify sanitation failures that have contributed to the occurrence of diarrhoeal disease outbre
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.
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
The international response to Haiti’s ongoing cholera outbreak has been multifaceted, including health education efforts by communit
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the