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The current Sphere guideline for water chlorination in humanitarian emergencies fails to reliably ensure household water safety in r
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
MSF has intervened recently in several contexts where large-scale surface water treatment has been a significant feature of the WatS
During the initial phase of the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Monrovia, Liberia, all hospitals’ isolation capaciti
Introduction A cholera epidemic began in Haiti over 8 years ago, prompting numerous, largely quantitative research studies.
The reliance on chlorination in humanitarian operations has raised concerns among practitioners about possible health risks associat
Household water treatment with chlorine can improve the microbiological quality of household water and reduce diarrhea
Humanitarians increasingly view market-based programming (MBP) and cash-transfer programming (CTP) as an effective response to addre
This article presents the experience of using the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach in a recent programme in Somalia an
Mainstreaming gender in an emergency water and sanitation (WatSan) response can be difficult as standard consultations and participa