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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.