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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
There is a new shift in political interest in sanitation in India with the newly launched Swacha Bharat Abhiyan on 2 October 2014.
Mount Sinabung erupted in September 2013, causing the mass evacuation of more than 30,000 people.
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.