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Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Somali Region of Ethiopia has been affected by drought for several years.
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
In August 2015, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Tanzania.
Fragility has become the reality in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
Protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have left tens of millions of people in need of humanitarian
Globally, an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation.
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
The international response to Haiti’s ongoing cholera outbreak has been multifaceted, including health education efforts by communit