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Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
Globally, an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation.
Diarrheal disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
Tropical Storm Jeanne struck Haiti in September 2004, causing widespread flooding which contaminated water sources, displaced thousa