In the Vectors and Water section you will find:
H - 19 Malaria Control among refugees and displaced populations (WHO, 1996)
H - 20 Vector and Pest Control in Refugee Situations (UNHCR/WHO, 1997)
H - 26 Water Manual for Refugee Situations (UNHCR, 1992)
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- 19 Malaria Control among refugees and displaced populations (WHO, 1996)
Primary Audience: Agencies assisting refugees and displaced populations in tropical countries. Guidelines to be used as a complement to more general guides on assisting and providing health care for refugees that are issued by various agencies. Also aim at facilitating understanding of the malaria problem and communication between generalists and specialists. (Unavailable electronically on this site. Contact WHO directly).
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- 20 Vector and Pest Control
in Refugee Situations (UNHCR/WHO, 1997)
Primary Audience: Vector control personnel working during crisis situations in refugee camps in East Africa The manual reflects the vector-control problems encountered in the refugee camps in the Great Lakes Region of East Africa and proposes a systematic approach to resolving them in the short term through chemical means and, over the long term, through environmental sanitation combined with health education for the communities concerned.
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- 25 Fact Sheets on Environmental Sanitation: Cholera and other Epidemic Diarrhoeal
Disease Control (WHO, 1996)
Primary Audience: Those dealing with the difficult task of identifying priorities and promoting and implementing programmes in environmental sanitation at the country level. Consolidates concepts, procedures and techniques developed by different authors for the prevention and control of cholera and other epidemic diarrhoeal diseases through improved environmental sanitation practices. Issues of relevance to the prevention and control of cholera and other epidemic diarrhoeal diseases, identified in many different publications, are presented as far as possible in a comprehensive and practical way. Covers the following major areas: planning; water supply; sanitation; and hygiene education. (Unavailable electronically on this site. Contact WHO directly).
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- 26 Water Manual for Refugee Situations (UNHCR, 1992)
Primary Audience: Technicians and others who are involved in the provision of assistance to refugees. Explains the technical characteristics and functioning of components, structures and equipment that form part of a refugee water supply system. Provide UNHCR's technical guidelines and criteria for the design, operation and maintenance of the water systems, as well as for the technical management of construction and operation of projects.