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Background. Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises.
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the