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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Fourteen years of civil war left Liberia with crumbling infrastructure and one of the weakest health systems in the world.
Somali Region of Ethiopia has been affected by drought for several years.
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
In August 2015, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Tanzania.
On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses an
Globally, an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation.
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Background: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation,
The international response to Haiti’s ongoing cholera outbreak has been multifaceted, including health education efforts by communit