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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are key to reducing the burden of disease associated with outbreaks, and are com
There are increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict.
Despite its perceived importance, the evidence suggests that community engagement in all sectors of humanitarian response is often l
Water, sanitation, and hygiene are one part of a cholera control strategy.
As an alternative, CLTS can appear fundamentally mismatched with post-emergency and fragile states contexts: the core
The aims of this study are to identify sanitation options for infants and young children less than five years old (IYCU5) in emergen
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
Point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT), such as boiling or chlorine disinfection, has long been recommended in emergencies.
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘