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Somali Region of Ethiopia has been affected by drought for several years.
Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
The project was implemented jointly by LWF and NCA.
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
This paper describes the potential of ecological sanitation (ecosan), and in particular of urine-diversion dehydrating (UDD) toilets
Following the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, the emergency response that ensued prioritized the health and well