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Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
This paper examines how emotional motivators can be used to promote handwashing with soap (HWWS) among mothers affected by an emerge
On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
Locally manufactured sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) solution has been sold in Zimbabwe since 2010.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.
This briefing paper is aimed at all those involved in facilitating hygiene improvement in an acute.
The December 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, Indonesia, destroyed drinking water infrastructure, placing over 500,000 displaced persons at