Sanitation

Effective sanitation practices are necessary for a safe environment. Sanitation is more than building latrines, and sanitation can also include: desludging, Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and community approach for Total Sanitation (CATS), latrine alternatives (i.e. Peepoo® bags), temporary latrines, wastewater management, or bathing areas.
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Menstrual Hygiene Management During Emergencies: A Study of Challenges Faced by Women and Adolescent Girls Living in Flood-prone Districts in Assam

Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges. This study brings out various cultural and logistical issues faced by women and adolescent girls in taking care of their menstrual hygiene needs during floods.

Publication year: 2019    Reporting Agency: Sikun Relief Foundation    Author(s): Bhattacharjee_M.

Diarrhoeal disease outbreaks associated with sanitation provision failures in refugee camps worldwide: a literature review

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.

Publication year: 2019    Reporting Agency: University of London    Author(s): Burnet_E., Rudge_J.

Social and feminist design in emergency contexts: the Women’s Social Architecture Project, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has led to the formation of huge camps, built on difficult terrain, short of space and with high population density.

Publication year: 2019    Reporting Agency: Oxfam    Author(s): Farrington_M.

WASH activities at two Ebola treatment units in Sierra Leone

Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history. Starting in September 2014, International Medical Corps (IMC) operated five Ebola treatment units (ETUs) in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Publication year: 2018    Reporting Agency: International Medical Corps    Author(s): Mallow_M., Gary_L., Jeng_T., Bongomin_B., Aschkenasy_M., Wallis_P., Cranmer_H., Debasu_E., Levine_A.

Broad approaches to cholera control in Asia: Water sanitation and handwashing

Cholera has been eliminated as a public health problem in high-income countries that have implemented sanitation system separating the community’s fecal waste from their drinking water and food supply.

Publication year: 2019    Reporting Agency: Stanford University    Author(s): Luby_S., Davis_J., Brown_R., Gorelick_S., Wong_T.

Gender and Sanitation Tool for Displaced Populations

This tool is meant to be used in the first and second stage of an emergency response where there is no time to implement a comprehensive consultation and participation process.

Publication year: 2013    Reporting Agency: Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF    Author(s): Medecins Sans Frontieres

Wastewater Treatment Plants in Rapid Mass Displacement Situations

This  rapid  review report  has  identified  the  wastewater  treatment  plant  (WWTP)  options  used  in  emergency  settings,  with  decentralised  wastewater  treatment  systems  (DEWATS) and  mobile  wastewater  treatment  units  performing  most  effectively  and  with  minimal  costs.    Ex

Publication year: 2017    Reporting Agency: University of Leeds Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development    Author(s): Tull_K.

The Use of Poo Bags for Safe Excreta Disposal in Emergency Settings

Safe excreta disposal is a top priority in an emergency, but one that takes time and extensive resources to implement. This technical Briefing Note examines the use of poo bags for safe excreta containment and disposal in urban emergency settings.

Publication year: 2010    Reporting Agency: Oxfam    Author(s): Forster_T.

Efficacy and effectiveness of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions in emergencies in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

There are increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are used in nearly all emergency responses to help reduce disease risk.

Publication year: 2018    Reporting Agency: Tufts University    Author(s): Yates_T., Vujcic_J., Joseph_M., Gallandat_K., Lantagne_D.

Update: Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak — United States

Summary
What is already known about this topic?
An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread throughout China and to 31 other countries and territories, including the United States.

Publication year: 2020    Reporting Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC    Author(s): Jernigan_D.