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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
This background paper focuses on supporting sustainable, equitable and resilient water services over the short and long term during
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
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.