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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
Sanitation is an issue often neglected in development decision making.
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.