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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Cholera continues to be a significant problem in humanitarian settings, with recent outbreaks in displaced populations in South Suda
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice