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Safe and widely accessible water is critical for people's health.
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
MSF has intervened recently in several contexts where large-scale surface water treatment has been a significant feature of the WatS
The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has led to the formation of huge camps, built on difficult terra
The reliance on chlorination in humanitarian operations has raised concerns among practitioners about possible health risks associat
Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.
Poor lighting at water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities may reduce the usage of latrines and other services such as bathing
Lighting should be provided for WASH facilities in Humanitarian contexts according to several standards.
The risk for cholera infection is >100 times higher for household contacts of cholera patients during the week after the index pa