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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
The operation of a health care facility, such as a cholera or Ebola treatment center in an emergency setting, results in the product
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
In order to ensure maximum consumer benefits (e.g.
Point-of-use (POU) water treatment with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) has been proven to reduce diarrheal disease in de
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘
A number of organizations engaged in tanker trucks to deliver water to populations affected by the 2005 tsunami in Indonesia.
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.