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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Household members of diarrhea patients are at higher risk of developing diarrheal diseases (>100 times for cholera) than the gene
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Household water treatment with chlorine can improve the microbiological quality of household water and reduce diarrhea
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Good hygiene practices are crucial for avoiding Ebola contamination during the transport and burial of deceased persons potentially
In this paper, we argue for including a full hygiene promotion intervention as an early part of emergency response.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r