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The Zimbabwean government and a number of organisations responded in various ways to the devastation done by Cyclone Idai, which occ
Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
The most important information concerning WASH and the COVID-19 virus is summarized here.
The provision of safe water and adequate sanitation facilities to communities is a key part of Save the Children’s work in emergenci
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.