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Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are key to reducing the burden of disease associated with outbreaks, and are com
After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal that killed approximately 9,000 people, the country faced an increased risk of cholera outbreaks
In September 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to a hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in Chad by implementing water treatment and hy
There are increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict.
On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
Management of menstruation in contexts of humanitarian emergencies can be challenging.
In the Humanitarian Innovation Fund Gap Analysis for water, sanitation, and hygiene issues, field staff identified environmental man
Theories and strategies of social mobilization, capacity building, mass and interpersonal communication, as well as risk communicati