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Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The provision of safe water and adequate sanitation facilities to communities is a key part of Save the Children’s work in emergenci
Displaced adolescent girls and women face many challenges managing their monthly menstrual flow with dignity.
Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity.
Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.
There is a significant gap in empirical evidence on the menstrual hygiene management (MHM) challenges faced by adolescent girls and
Global attention on improving the integration of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) into humanitarian response is growing.
There is a new shift in political interest in sanitation in India with the newly launched Swacha Bharat Abhiyan on 2 October 2014.
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.