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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Fourteen years of civil war left Liberia with crumbling infrastructure and one of the weakest health systems in the world.
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.