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Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal that killed approximately 9,000 people, the country faced an increased risk of cholera outbreaks
Household water treatment with chlorine can improve the microbiological quality of household water and reduce diarrhea
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
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.