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Introduction Increasing handwashing with soap (HWWS) among older children in emergency settings can
This research aimed to qualitatively explore whether the determinants of handwashing behaviour change according to the duration of d
Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.
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Cholera has been eliminated as a public health problem in high-income countries that have implemented sanitation system separating t
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
There are increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict.
Handwashing practices prove to be an effective and easy way of ensuring the health of populations affected by emergencies and humani
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.