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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
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contamina