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The Global WASH Cluster (GWC) in 2020 launched the Humanitarian WASH Road Map 2020–2025, articulating the need to enhance the capaci
Background: Cholera poses a significant global health burden.
In 2019, 30,000 people were forced to leave their homes due to conflict, persecution, and natural disaster each day.
With humanitarian emergencies occurring at increasing rates and affecting a growing number of people, evidence-based strategies and
Where large groups of people are displaced either by conflict or by natural disaster and they are likely to stay in a location for p
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Adequate environmental health services are critical for human rights, health, and development, especially in the context of forced d
UNHCR estimates that the average time spent by a refugee in a camp is 10 years, while the average refugee camp remains for 26 years.