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After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal that killed approximately 9,000 people, the country faced an increased risk of cholera outbreaks
In order to ensure maximum consumer benefits (e.g.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘
In July 2007, a study by the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering, at the University of Surrey, assessed a modified method of
Sanitation is an issue often neglected in development decision making.
There is currently limited public information available concerning methods for the selection of appropriate water trea
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.