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For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
In the aftermath of the unprecedented flooding in 2010 that devastated large areas of the country and directly affected over 20 mill
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
In response to the recent cholera outbreak, a public health response targeted high-risk communities, including resource-poor communi
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
The devastating earthquake on 8 October 2005 caused the immediate death of more than 70,000 people with injury and displacement to m
This briefing paper is aimed at all those involved in facilitating hygiene improvement in an acute.
Diarrhoea is one of the five major causes of death in an emergency setting and one of the three main causes of death in children (Cu