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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
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.
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
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.