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Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity.
Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.
Good hygiene practices are crucial for avoiding Ebola contamination during the transport and burial of deceased persons potentially
In this paper, we argue for including a full hygiene promotion intervention as an early part of emergency response.
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
A simple method for filtering water to reduce the incidence of cholera was tested in a field trial in Matlab, Bangladesh, and proved
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.