Communities affected by a disaster often lack basic water and sanitation facilities. They are likely to be traumatized and vulnerable to disease. Disruption of familiar practices or the relocation to new environments can result in a deterioration in existing hygiene behaviours. This, in turn, wi ... ll contribute to an increased risk of disease transmission and epidemics. This technical note explains why hygiene promotion is important in emergencies and describes how to carry it out. more

Pdf files are available by chapter or for the complete version; in English and French https://wedc-knowledge.lboro.ac.uk/details.html?id=16357 Based on three years of international research and collaboration with water and sanitation and disability sector organisations, this book fills a signific ... ant gap in knowledge, and should be of interest to the following audiences: Water and sanitation sector planners, to enable them to consider the needs of disabled people in low-income communities in the development of strategies and general programme design; Water and sanitation service providers, to enable them to implement ordinary programmes and services in ways that include disabled people; Organisations providing disability services, to enable them to address the issue of access to water and sanitation in their work; and Disabled people's organisations, providing information and ideas to use in advocacy for access and rights, and to engage in the consultation process. more

La conception des services permettant d'ameliorer l'accessibilite. les fichiers pdf sont disponibles par chapitre ou pour la version complète.