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After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
The response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010 highlighted the use of rented portable toilets in emergency context.
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.
Safe excreta disposal is a top priority in an emergency, but one that takes time and extensive resources to implement.
Sanitation is an issue often neglected in development decision making.