GWC Helpdesk
Contact GWC
This programme guide is intended to support humanitarian staff primarily working in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.