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Despite documented health benefits of household water treatment and storage (HWTS), achieving sustained use remains challenging.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are key to reducing the burden of disease associated with outbreaks, and are com
There are increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict.
The health benefits of point-of-use (POU) water treatment can only be realized through high adherence: correct, consistent, and sust
This evidence synthesis identifies, synthesizes and evaluates existing evidence of the impacts of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WA
Household water treatment (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination, have long been recommended in emergencies.
As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
The construction of sufficient latrines for displaced people in rocky, high water-table areas can be a problem.
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
Tropical Storm Jeanne struck Haiti in September 2004, causing widespread flooding which contaminated water sources, displaced thousa