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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
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
Sanitation is an issue often neglected in development decision making.