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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.
In response to the recent cholera outbreak, a public health response targeted high-risk communities, including resource-poor communi