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Today, people worldwide can expect to live into their 60s and beyond.
Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
Background: Cholera poses a significant global health burden.
Of the two billion people worldwide lacking access to at least basic sanitation, seven out of ten live in rural areas (JMP 2019).
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
Sanitation is an issue often neglected in development decision making.