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Background: Somalia reported repeated cholera outbreaks between 2017 and 2019.
Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
The emergence, transmission and distribution of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are determined by the pathogens, the vectors, the envir
This article presents the experience of using the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach in a recent programme in Somalia an
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.
Malaria control among nomadic populations has, in the past, posed serious logistic difficulties.