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Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
Over the last few years, we have heavily invested in funding and supporting innovation and research in the WASH sector, highlighting
Decision Making and the Use of Guidance on Sanitation Systems and Faecal Sludge Management in the First Phase of Rapid-Onset Emergen
Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intervention
Cash is receiving a lot of attention globally and is currently being scaled-up at the highest level.
There is a new shift in political interest in sanitation in India with the newly launched Swacha Bharat Abhiyan on 2 October 2014.
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
Dispensers are a source-based water quality intervention with promising uptake results in development contexts.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.