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Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
The provision of safe water and adequate sanitation facilities to communities is a key part of Save the Children’s work in emergenci
Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intervention
Legal principles and moral obligations that guarantee the basic needs of people living in humanitarian crisis situations (HCSs) pred
As an alternative, CLTS can appear fundamentally mismatched with post-emergency and fragile states contexts: the core
This paper aims to understand the value of collaboration in a ‘state of emergency’ situation, featuring the case of the water, sanit
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.