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Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Handwashing practices prove to be an effective and easy way of ensuring the health of populations affected by emergencies and humani
The provision of safe water in adequate quantities is a basic necessity in emergencies to prevent the transmission of infectious dis
This article presents the experience of using the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach in a recent programme in Somalia an
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.