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This research aimed to qualitatively explore whether the determinants of handwashing behaviour change according to the duration of d
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control.
Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.
In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable interventions to protect vulnerable children, i
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways
In response to the recent cholera outbreak, a public health response targeted high-risk communities, including resource-poor communi
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.