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Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies. |
It is generally accepted that excreta disposal is given less priority in emergencies than other humanitarian interventions such as healthcare, food and water supply. |
![]() When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort. Depending on the environment, not all methods of sanitation are appropriate, so methods such as ecological sanitation (Ecosan) must be employed. |
![]() Solid waste and faecal sludge management in situations of rapid mass displacement are important to public health and providing for a betterenvironment.Despite this, both have been neglected in WASH programmes, which tend to have a focus on water. Howeverincre |
![]() Poor lighting at water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities may reduce the usage of latrines and other services such as bathing areas and water collection points; especially by women and children. |
![]() Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls. |
![]() The objective of this review is to identify sanitation failures that have contributed to the occurrence of diarrhoeal disease outbreaks among displaced populations living in camps. |