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Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
Fragility has become the reality in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r