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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity.
Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.
Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intervention
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
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.