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Background. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are immediate priorities for human survival and dignity in emergencies.
To provide safe drinking water and reduce the risk of disease, emergency responders in southern Syria are implementing a multilevel
When water supplies are compromised during an emergency, responders often recommend household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
Kabul and Monrovia, the respective capitals of Afghanistan and Liberia, have recently emerged from long-lasting armed conflicts.
The December 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, Indonesia, destroyed drinking water infrastructure, placing over 500,000 displaced persons at
The water supply of the rural coastal areas in Sri Lanka is provided by private open dug wells, most of which have been flooded by s
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.