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In this paper, we argue for including a full hygiene promotion intervention as an early part of emergency response.
Médecins Sans Frontières-Operational Centre Amsterdam piloted the distribution of household disinfection kits (HDKs) and health prom
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
In response to the recent cholera outbreak, a public health response targeted high-risk communities, including resource-poor communi
The response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010 highlighted the use of rented portable toilets in emergency context.
In a large malaria outbreak in the context of civil war in Burundi, provincial health authority and Médecins
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan
When the Asian tsunami struck the Andaman Islands, nearly 7,000 people were relocated in six camps.