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Purpose. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was the largest in history.
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
Effective menstrual management is essential for the mental and physical well-being of women.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.