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In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions can interrupt diarrhoeal disease transmission and reduce the burden of morbidity and mo
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.