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Introduction: The major aim of hand washing promotion programs is to persuade people to change their behaviour to reduce high-risk h
Protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have left tens of millions of people in need of humanitarian
Legal principles and moral obligations that guarantee the basic needs of people living in humanitarian crisis situations (HCSs) pred
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 paper aims to understand the value of collaboration in a ‘state of emergency’ situation, featuring the case of the water, sanit
An immediate need and vital resource, potable water becomes critical in the aftermath of a disaster; affected communities cannot rec
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
This paper describes the potential of ecological sanitation (ecosan), and in particular of urine-diversion dehydrating (UDD) toilets