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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Legal principles and moral obligations that guarantee the basic needs of people living in humanitarian crisis situations (HCSs) pred
This paper aims to understand the value of collaboration in a ‘state of emergency’ situation, featuring the case of the water, sanit
In July 2007, a study by the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering, at the University of Surrey, assessed a modified method of
There is currently limited public information available concerning methods for the selection of appropriate water trea
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice
This paper describes the potential of ecological sanitation (ecosan), and in particular of urine-diversion dehydrating (UDD) toilets
After emergency situations, aid agencies tend to implement sanitation systems that exhibit good principles for managing human excret