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Compendium of Sanitation Technologies in Emergencies - 2nd Edition
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
Uptake of household disinfection kits as an additional measure in response to a cholera outbreak in urban areas of Haiti
Médecins Sans Frontières-Operational Centre Amsterdam piloted the distribution of household disinfection kits (HDKs) and health prom
"Appropriate Technologies" for Drinking Water Supply in Developing Countries
In order to ensure maximum consumer benefits (e.g.
Coagulant-based Emergency Water Treatment
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘
Vector control in a malaria epidemic occurring within a complex emergency situation in Burundi: a case study
In a large malaria outbreak in the context of civil war in Burundi, provincial health authority and Médecins
Simple improvements for emergency batch water treatment
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice
A Low-tech Drilling Method for Refugee Water Supplies
The Treguine refugee camp in Eastern Chad, is in a semi-arid terrain of hard, crystalline rock, where hard-rock boreholes proved ina
Environmental Transmission of SARS at Amoy Gardens
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan
Container contamination as a possible source of a diarrhoea outbreak in Abou Shouk camp, Darfur province, Sudan
Diarrhoea is one of the five major causes of death in an emergency setting and one of the three main causes of death in children (Cu
Transmission and Control of Vivax Malaria in Afghan Refugee Settlements in Pakistan
Regular biting collections were conducted in 1993-1994 to investigate seasonal fluctuations in the abundance of anophelines in Afgha