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Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
The provision of safe water and adequate sanitation facilities to communities is a key part of Save the Children’s work in emergenci
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions can interrupt diarrhoeal disease transmission and reduce the burden of morbidity and mo
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.