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Safe and widely accessible water is critical for people's health.
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
MSF has intervened recently in several contexts where large-scale surface water treatment has been a significant feature of the WatS
The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has led to the formation of huge camps, built on difficult terra
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.
Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.
When the Asian tsunami struck the Andaman Islands, nearly 7,000 people were relocated in six camps.
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.