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Background: Somalia reported repeated cholera outbreaks between 2017 and 2019.
Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
The emergence, transmission and distribution of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are determined by the pathogens, the vectors, the envir
As an alternative, CLTS can appear fundamentally mismatched with post-emergency and fragile states contexts: the core
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
This forum includes an update on learning and practice in relation to health and hygiene promotion, and community involvement in eme
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.