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Abstract: Recent systematic reviews have highlighted a paucity of rigorous evidence to guide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in humanitarian crises. In June 2017, the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) programme of Elrha, convened a meeting of representatives from international response agencies, research institutions and donor organisations active in the field of ... read morehumanitarian WASH to identify research priorities, discuss challenges conducting research and to establish next steps. Topics including cholera transmission, menstrual hygiene management, and acute undernutrition were identified as research priorities. Several international response agencies have existing research programmes; however, a more cohesive and coordinated effort in the WASH sector would likely advance this field of research. This report shares the conclusions of that meeting and proposes a research agenda with the aim of strengthening humanitarian WASH policy and practice.
Keywords: Action Contre la Faim, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department for International Development, Emergency Environmental Health Forum, Humanitarian Evidence Programme, Humanitarian Innovation Fund, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Moderate Acute Malnutrition, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Médecins Sans Frontières, Oral Cholera Vaccine, Point-Of-Use water treatment, Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises, Severe Acute Malnutrition, Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Related, Technical Working Group, University of North Carolina, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Water, Development and Engineering Centre.
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