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The construction of sufficient latrines for displaced people in rocky, high water-table areas can be a problem.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
The supply of adequate amounts of safe water for drinking and hygiene during natural disasters or armed conflict can be compromised
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.
Diarrhoea is one of the five major causes of death in an emergency setting and one of the three main causes of death in children (Cu