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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
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
An immediate need and vital resource, potable water becomes critical in the aftermath of a disaster; affected communities cannot rec
The Treguine refugee camp in Eastern Chad, is in a semi-arid terrain of hard, crystalline rock, where hard-rock boreholes proved ina
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan