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Introduction Increasing handwashing with soap (HWWS) among older children in emergency settings can
Background: Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including int
Household members of diarrhea patients are at higher risk of developing diarrheal diseases (>100 times for cholera) than the gene
Given the increasing frequency and duration of humanitarian emergencies worldwide, there is a need to identify a greater range of ef
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
Introduction: The major aim of hand washing promotion programs is to persuade people to change their behaviour to reduce high-risk h
Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.