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On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
Globally, an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation.
Effective gender-responsive programming in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector can contribute to progress towards gender
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
The international response to Haiti’s ongoing cholera outbreak has been multifaceted, including health education efforts by communit
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
Locally manufactured sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) solution has been sold in Zimbabwe since 2010.
The UNICEF Cholera Toolkit provides UNICEF staff and partners with practical resources to implement an integrated approach to chole