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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Displaced adolescent girls and women face many challenges managing their monthly menstrual flow with dignity.
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
There is a significant gap in empirical evidence on the menstrual hygiene management (MHM) challenges faced by adolescent girls and
Global attention on improving the integration of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) into humanitarian response is growing.
After the Ebola outbreak was declared in Sierra Leone, in June 2014, early messages about the high mortality rate of Ebola were met
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
Over the last 15 years there has been increasing attention to adolescent girls' and women's menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs