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Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
This report is based on a desk-based review of secondary data, comprising published material as well as grey literature, supplemente
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the