The activists confronting period taboos in Pakistan
Facing threats and alienation, women push for menstrual awareness in a country where women’s health taboos limit rights.
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Facing threats and alienation, women push for menstrual awareness in a country where women’s health taboos limit rights.
Analysis in English on Somalia about Food and Nutrition, Health, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 21 May 2023 by Action Against Hunger, CESVI and 9count other organizations
Program/Project Management Job in South Sudan, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from GOAL; closing on 31 May 2023
Program/Project Management Job in Jordan, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from Islamic Relief; closing on 16 Apr 2023
An exploratory pilot study of the effect of modified hygiene kits on handwashing with soap among internally displaced persons in Ethiopia Format Background Crisis-affected populations are at increased risk of diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality and in conflict-affected settings, children under 5 years of age are 20 times more likely to die from diarrheal disease than from violence associated with the conflict itself. This is because crises often force populations to be displaced to crowded, informal living environments enabling diseases to spread more easily from one person to the next. At the...