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Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
This article presents the experience of using the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach in a recent programme in Somalia an
The international response to Haiti’s ongoing cholera outbreak has been multifaceted, including health education efforts by communit
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
Locally manufactured sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) solution has been sold in Zimbabwe since 2010.
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) response in urban contexts has been identified by the Global WASH Learning Project as a priorit
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
Tropical Storm Jeanne struck Haiti in September 2004, causing widespread flooding which contaminated water sources, displaced thousa
This briefing paper is aimed at all those involved in facilitating hygiene improvement in an acute.