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In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
The objective of this review is to identify sanitation failures that have contributed to the occurrence of diarrhoeal disease outbre
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intervention
In September 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to a hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in Chad by implementing water treatment and hy
There is a new shift in political interest in sanitation in India with the newly launched Swacha Bharat Abhiyan on 2 October 2014.
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
This briefing paper presents a case study of a Peepoo implementation in first phase humanitarian response.
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.