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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
This discussion paper summarizes the results and implications of a study commissioned by the World Bank to conduct
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
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.