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Comment by Anne MIMAULT on July 5, 2012 at 22:37

Sorry answering your question so late. Please read this article : http://faseaunouvelles.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/camps-de-refugies-m...
I don't know I have no datas about diarrhea's spread. Maybe ask MSF.

Comment by Khan Asif on July 3, 2012 at 17:45

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. 

Comment by Stuart Mason on June 23, 2012 at 3:11

Thanks for your reply. Do you know if bottled water gets flown in by NGO's. If so is it sourced locally or is there a reserve that is used in times of need.

Do you mind if I ask you if you are on the ground in a disaster situation or post disaster. 

I'm researching the spread of diarrhoea due to lack of hand washing and wonder how fast contamination can spread. I imagine its quite quickly but its hard to find the data.

Comment by Anne MIMAULT on June 22, 2012 at 8:52

A very general answer : " Water supply of refugee centres is crucial. As far as natural or man-made disasters (conflicts) are concerned the immediate availability of water is a matter of survival. The current norm for human water needs amounts to 20 liters per person per day. Sometimes water is available through the presence of a nearby river; sometimes water is totally lacking and so it has to be pumped to the surface or be transported over great distances. Once the water is on site it still has to be purified for human consumption and so purification, controlled storage and distribution are necessities. "

I found this on : www.hdbf.org/?page_id=26&lang=en 

In Mangaize (pictures on the group page) in Niger, they first had those black tanks. Then they made their first drill hole.

Comment by Stuart Mason on June 22, 2012 at 6:43

Hi does anybody know what and how fresh water is taken to the front line in emergencies. Where it is sourced and how it is distributed?

many thanks

Comment by Anne MIMAULT on May 8, 2012 at 11:01

Réservoirs d'eau au camp de réfugiés maliens de Mangaize, au Niger

Comment by Anne MIMAULT on May 8, 2012 at 10:59

Queue à l'unique forage du camp de Mangaize, au Niger, qui abrite plus de 3600 réfugiés maliens

Comment by Anne MIMAULT on May 8, 2012 at 10:57

Enfant tirant un bidon d'eau au camp de réfugiés maliens, à Mangaize, au Niger

Comment by Anne MIMAULT on May 8, 2012 at 10:54

Latrine au camp de réfugiés maliens de Mangaize au Niger

Comment by Jan Heeger on April 25, 2012 at 5:30

Emergency Sanitation Workshop 13 -15 June at UNESCO+IHE Delft, first announcement & call for registration

A Consortium of organisations consisting of the Netherlands Red Cross Society (NLRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Oxfam GB, and WASTE Netherlands together with ALDUS building innovation is organizing a three day workshop from 13 - 15 June 2012 (at UNESCO-IHE in Delft) to discuss Elevated toilets (kits), De-sludging equipment, and Sludge disposal and treatment facilities. The workshop aims to bring national and internationally known suppliers and manufacturers, knowledge centers, humanitarian organisations and others interested together to discuss these three sanitation option. More information on this workshop in the Susana.org website or http://www.nwp.nl/_docs/Nieuwsbrief_bijlagen/Call-for-registration-...

 

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