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A toilet stands in a field on private property in the town of Yuzhno-Kurilsk on Kunashir Island which is part of the Kuril Islands group in Russia, September 16, 2015

Around the World in Twenty-Five Toilets

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A look at toilets and sanitation for World Toilet Day

A woman walks amid a tent city set up by Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) after an earthquake in the Aegean port city of Izmir, Turkey, November 1, 2020.

An Overlooked Need In Global Emergencies

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Amplified in crises, period poverty is often overlooked in government responses

Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus

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Expanded hand-washing access could save thousands of lives from diseases like COVID-19—especially in low-income settings

Proportion of population with no access to hand-washing in 2019. The map shows that hand-washing access is lowest in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean.

Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo

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Success against Ebola through quarantines, contact-tracing, and good hygiene bodes well for future response to COVID-19

Arlette Kavugho, 40, a mother of six who survived an Ebola infection stands in Katwa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 2, 2019 holding 16 months old Kambale Eloge, whose mother died of Ebola. Photo shows Arlette holding the baby in front of a clinic while two other health workers stand in the background. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra