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Background: Diarrheal illnesses are mainly linked with poverty, and hygiene promotion programs can significantly reduce childhood di
Appropriate behaviour change with regard to safe water contact practices will facilitate the elimination of schistosomiasis as a pub
Household members of diarrhea patients are at higher risk of developing diarrheal diseases (>100 times for cholera) than the gene
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
Despite documented health benefits of household water treatment and storage (HWTS), achieving sustained use remains challenging.
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
In September 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to a hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in Chad by implementing water treatment and hy
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.