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Background: Somalia reported repeated cholera outbreaks between 2017 and 2019.
Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a
In 2019, 30,000 people were forced to leave their homes due to conflict, persecution, and natural disaster each day.
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Adequate environmental health services are critical for human rights, health, and development, especially in the context of forced d
The emergence, transmission and distribution of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are determined by the pathogens, the vectors, the envir
Fragility has become the reality in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
In September 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to a hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in Chad by implementing water treatment and hy
Dispensers are a source-based water quality intervention with promising uptake results in development contexts.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global