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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
Menstrual hygiene is integral to women's health and has a lasting impact on women's education, livelihoods and secu
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
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
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.