Water, sanitation and hygiene

This manual is part of a series of guides devised by the Oxfam Public Health Engineering Team to help provide a reliable water supply for populations affected by conflict or natural disaster. Wherever possible, water supplies in emergency conditions should be obtained from underground sources by exploitation of springs, tubewells, or dug wells. No filtration […]

This book is based on a public-health approach to the provision of water and sanitation in emergencies: an approach that is information based (drawing on reliable, relevant data) and people-based (aiming for maximum impact on the health of the whole population, but sensitive to the needs of particularly vulnerable groups). It emphasises the need for […]