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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.
Safe excreta disposal is a top priority in an emergency, but one that takes time and extensive resources to implement.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
Inadequate sanitation, inadequate water supplies and poor hygiene are critical determinants for survival of victims of natural disas
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.
Infrastructure for All: Meeting the needs of both men and women in development projects — A practical guide for engineers, technicia
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan
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