Emergency & Disaster Relief

According to Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, in a disaster situation, the provision of safe water and sanitation solutions, and especially hygiene promotion, are vital to reduce the spread of epidemic diseases. Resources available in this sub-theme include case studies of disaster response, overviews of ongoing support to emergencies, and other resources related to WASH provision in disasters.

Emergency & Disaster Relief Resources

Haiti - Cholera: Fact Sheet #7, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011

Publication date:
December 7, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
This factsheet provides an overview of humanitarian assistance to address widespread cholera outbreak in Haiti. ? On December 7, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) provided $5.8 million to International Medical Corps (IMC) for health and water, sanitation, and...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Haiti
Latin America and the Caribbean

Haiti - Cholera: Fact Sheet #6, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011

Publication date:
December 3, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
This factsheet provides an overview of humanitarian assistance to address widespread cholera outbreak in Haiti. ? The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) highlight a decreasing case fatality rate (CFR) since the outbreak began in late October, noting that...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Haiti
Latin America and the Caribbean

Haiti - Cholera: Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011

Publication date:
November 26, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
This factsheet provides an overview of humanitarian assistance to address widespread cholera outbreak in Haiti. To meet evolving humanitarian needs, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) continues to deliver emergency relief commodities and medical supplies to Haiti...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Haiti
Latin America and the Caribbean

Haiti - Cholera: Fact Sheet #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011

Publication date:
November 23, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
This factsheet provides an overview of humanitarian assistance to address widespread cholera outbreak in Haiti. ? At the request of the Government of Haiti (GoH) Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), relief agencies under the Logistics Cluster transported 67,000 Ringer's lactate...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Haiti
Latin America and the Caribbean

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