Sanitation, Services, Latrine Installation, Volunteer Services

Preventing the spread of disease
UNICEF and its partners are providing water, sanitation and other essential aid in displacement camps.

UNICEF and its partners are providing water, sanitation and other essential aid for earthquake-affected children and families in displacement camps, not only in the Haitian capital but also in other affected areas

The most urgent intervention in the camps has been the provision of safe water and sanitation. UNICEF and its partners have been setting up collapsible tanks known as water bladders and digging latrines to keep improvised settlements throughout quake affected Haiti clear of human waste.

"We're in an emergency phase, which means that we need to deliver water and we need to deliver emergency sanitation," said UNICEF Water and Sanitation Specialist Rolando Wallusche Saul. "You have a big likelihood of spreading of diarrheal diseases; that's why it is very important to build latrines."