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Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
After the Ebola outbreak was declared in Sierra Leone, in June 2014, early messages about the high mortality rate of Ebola were met
Mount Sinabung erupted in September 2013, causing the mass evacuation of more than 30,000 people.
Effective menstrual management is essential for the mental and physical well-being of women.
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.