News about MH Day and MHM
Periods do not stop for pandemics
A continuously updated document with news articles, blog posts and information from our partners related to menstruation, hygiene and Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 / COVID-19 can be found under the link. Below are some selected articles and resources. The views expressed...
CSW64 – Statement by Menstrual Health & Hygiene Collective
On 9th March 2020, the 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women convened an abridged procedural meeting and adopted the [draft Political Declaration]. On the occasion of the Commission of the Status of Women and the 25-year review of the Beijing...
Grand Challenges Call: “Innovations in Materials Science for a Transformative Menstrual Health and Hygiene Products”.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation just launched a new Grand Challenges Exploration looking for "Innovations in Materials Science for a Transformative Menstrual Health and Hygiene Products". Do you have transformative and innovative ideas to support the design...
8th MHM Virtual Conference – new date : 21st May 2020
The 8th Annual Virtual Conference on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Schools provides an opportunity to share the latest research and programming from around the world. The virtual conference is expected to bring together online over 1,000 participants from...
ICPD25: It’s Time to Invest in Menstrual Health and Hygiene
In 1994 the first International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) took place in Cairo. 179 governments adopted a landmark Programme of Action, but it made no explicit mention of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) as part of sexual and...
MHM: Health and Dignity For All – World Water Week Session Report
"You are part of what I think we agree is quite an unprecedented moment. Take a moment to reflect that this is now a movement. This is a movement which I hope is unstoppable!" - Sue Coates, Acting Executive Director, WSSCC Opening Remarks and Key Note...
Uganda Must Tackle Period Poverty to Achieve SDGs, Education Ministry Warns
Featured in GLOBAL CITIZEN https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/uganda-period-poverty-sdgs/ ---- Nearly a quarter of Ugandan girls between the ages of 12 and 18 drop out of school when they begin menstruation. If nothing is done to end period poverty in Uganda,...
The Period Posse: Autumn 2019 Webinar Series
Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health has released an exciting programme of webinars for autumn 2019 that will see MHM experts discuss a variety of key emerging issues. The topics that will be covered in The Period Posse Presents series include updated...
Research and Photos Document the Compounding Effects of Fear of Staining
Dr Sarah Jewitt, a member of staff in the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham, undertook research on the effect menstruation has on the school attendance of post-pubescent girls in sub-saharan Africa. Her project, which was carried out in Kisumu, Kenya...
African Coalition for MHM – MH Day 2019 Summary Report
On MH Day 2019 the African Coalition for MHM hosted a panel discussion under the question: What has changed in menstrual hygiene management in Africa? It was attended by First Lady of Kwale County H.E. Christine Ndegwa, Member of Parliament in Zimbabwe Hon. Priscilla...