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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
Introduction A cholera epidemic began in Haiti over 8 years ago, prompting numerous, largely quantitative research studies.
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
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
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r