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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal that killed approximately 9,000 people, the country faced an increased risk of cholera outbreaks
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice