Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children
displaced by humanitarian emergencies. Handwashing with soap reduces the risk of …

In humanitarian emergency settings there is need for low cost and rapidly deployable
interventions to protect vulnerable children, in-and out-of-school, from diarrhoeal diseases …

Background Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths
among children displaced due to humanitarian emergencies. A wealth of evidence …

Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions can interrupt diarrhoeal disease transmission
and reduce the burden of morbidity and mortality associated with faecal-oral infections. We …

Diarrheal disease remains a leading cause of child mortality, globally. In the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), each year there are an estimated 45 million episodes of …

The project was commissioned to identify the major challenges that require innovative
solutions in humanitarian WASH. It is a targeted effort to identify different stakeholder …

Introduction Improving handwashing with soap (HWWS) among children in humanitarian
emergencies has the potential to reduce the transmission of several important infectious …

Background Diarrhea prevalence increases from around the time that complementary foods
are introduced. Improving caregiver's hand hygiene during food preparation could reduce …

Handwashing with soap at critical times helps prevent diarrhoeal diseases. Changing
handwashing practices through behaviour change communication remains a challenge …

Background Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such
as diarrhoea. Handwashing with soap can greatly reduce transmission but handwashing …