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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
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.
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
The devastating earthquake on 8 October 2005 caused the immediate death of more than 70,000 people with injury and displacement to m