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Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
This discussion paper summarizes the results and implications of a study commissioned by the World Bank to conduct
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
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