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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
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.
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Dispensers are a source-based water quality intervention with promising uptake results in development contexts.