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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
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
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 peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.