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Background: Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including int
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.
UNHCR estimates that the average time spent by a refugee in a camp is 10 years, while the average refugee camp remains for 26 years.
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has led to the formation of huge camps, built on difficult terra
Engaging communities in humanitarian programming is key to ensuring their participation in decision-making that affects them as outl
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
To date, over 900 TWT's (Tiger Worm Toilets) have been built and trialled across four countries by Oxfam in a range of settings incl
The world is witnessing the highest levels of forced human displacement on record, leading to people being housed in urban centres a