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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
The current Sphere guideline for water chlorination in humanitarian emergencies fails to reliably ensure household water safety in r
MSF has intervened recently in several contexts where large-scale surface water treatment has been a significant feature of the WatS
During the initial phase of the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Monrovia, Liberia, all hospitals’ isolation capaciti
Introduction A cholera epidemic began in Haiti over 8 years ago, prompting numerous, largely quantitative research studies.
The reliance on chlorination in humanitarian operations has raised concerns among practitioners about possible health risks associat
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Mainstreaming gender in an emergency water and sanitation (WatSan) response can be difficult as standard consultations and participa
Médecins Sans Frontières-Operational Centre Amsterdam piloted the distribution of household disinfection kits (HDKs) and health prom
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.