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Objective The project aims to increase water security to improve the health status and resilience of urban and peri-urban communities in Ghana, better preparing them for […]

Urban population is highly reliant on services to meet their essential needs and therefore is highly vulnerable to a disruption in service delivery, which often occurs […]

Background (the challenge) WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) is crucial to human dignity, it is a vital element of preventive and public health and can contribute […]

Context Traditionally, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programming in the Red Cross Red Crescent network has focused on the needs of rural communities. With the increase […]

Sanitation Quality Standards for Emergencies The Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Technical Working Group (TWiG) of the Global WASH Cluster has taken the initiative to create new […]

Presentation Plan: 1. Damascus City Water Sources. 2. The Situation of water services during crisis. 3. Damascus Water Emergency Response Plan. 4. Lessons Learned. The situation of water services during […]

Every day, more than 100,000 people move to slums in the developing world – that’s one person every second. Nearly 1.5 billion people currently live in […]

The purpose of these exercises is to draw on the participants’ existing knowledge and experience and assess their understanding of how diarrhoea, malaria or other water […]

Introduction: The consumption of water and the generation of human waste are such commonplace aspects of human life that planning for the appropriate use or removal […]

Contents What was the 3FM programme? Selection of key results: health seeking behaviour and direct protective practices (breastfeeding, handwashing with soap, indoor air pollution and vaccination) […]

The 3FM Pneumonia programme was a flagship integrated community health programme implemented in 5 countries (Ethiopia, Mali, Sudan, Zambia, and Cote d’Ivoire) with support of the […]

Sixty per cent of known infectious diseases and 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases originate in domestic animals and wildlife. Epidemics begin and end in […]

Recent large-scale epidemics and pandemics (e.g. measles, COVID-19) have demonstrated that it takes an inclusive and collaborative effort engaging communities as full-fledged partners to effectively prevent, […]

Epidemic prevention, preparedness, early action and response is a top priority for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Containing an epidemic […]

Tool 1 — Focus Group Discussion Guide (Assessment) This tool is part of IFRC’s guide on addressing menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs, specifically supporting the assessment […]

Incontinence is an often hidden and neglected issue. There is growing interest within the IFRC network in supporting people with incontinence, both in emergency contexts and […]

This learning document is a collection of experiences from Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies in menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Experiences from both emergency contexts and […]