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Introduction Increasing handwashing with soap (HWWS) among older children in emergency settings can
Improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in water-scarce areas is one of the most important barriers to improving
Safe and widely accessible water is critical for people's health.
Background: Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including int
The branding of humanitarian assets and programme signage (often in English) is common practice in displacement contexts.
Introduction: The major aim of hand washing promotion programs is to persuade people to change their behaviour to reduce high-risk h
Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.
About a million Rohingyas have fled due to the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and sought refuge in Bangladesh.
UNHCR estimates that the average time spent by a refugee in a camp is 10 years, while the average refugee camp remains for 26 years.