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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
Fragility has become the reality in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r