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The reliance on chlorination in humanitarian operations has raised concerns among practitioners about possible health risks associat
Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity.
On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
The operation of a health care facility, such as a cholera or Ebola treatment center in an emergency setting, results in the product
This publication highlights Global Communities' response to the Ebola outbreak and describes the process of adaptation, collaboratio
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
Locally manufactured sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) solution has been sold in Zimbabwe since 2010.
Médecins Sans Frontières-Operational Centre Amsterdam piloted the distribution of household disinfection kits (HDKs) and health prom
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.
In July 2007, a study by the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering, at the University of Surrey, assessed a modified method of