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Menstruation and menstrual hygiene management (MHM) are issues that have long been shrouded in shame and silence.
Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
The objective of this review is to identify sanitation failures that have contributed to the occurrence of diarrhoeal disease outbre
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Handwashing practices prove to be an effective and easy way of ensuring the health of populations affected by emergencies and humani
The provision of safe water in adequate quantities is a basic necessity in emergencies to prevent the transmission of infectious dis
In order to ensure maximum consumer benefits (e.g.
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan