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Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
The most important information concerning WASH and the COVID-19 virus is summarized here.
The provision of safe water and adequate sanitation facilities to communities is a key part of Save the Children’s work in emergenci
Protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have left tens of millions of people in need of humanitarian
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.