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Prioritising women’s and girls’ health in disaster settings: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and the overlapping crises affecting Beirut, Lebanon

Kerrie Stevensona Faculty of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

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Olivia Holtermann-Entwistleb Department of Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UKView further author information

Reina Alameddinec Faculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonView further author information

Hala Ghattasd Center for Research on Population and Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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Jocelyn DeJonge Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonView further author information

Neha Singhf Department of Global Health & Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKView further author information

Jinan Ustag Faculty of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonView further author information

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Pages 794-799 | Received 07 Jan 2022, Accepted 08 Feb 2022, Published online: 21 Feb 2022

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