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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
Effective menstrual management is essential for the mental and physical well-being of women.
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan