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Africa Symposium on Menstrual Health 2021
The event, organized by the African Coalition on Menstrual Health Management (ACMHM) with UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recognized progress from the first symposium in 2018 with menstrual health policies rolled out across the...
MH Day impact stories: Pakistani Sportswomen become MHM Champions
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, UNICEF Pakistan was unable to conduct activities on the ground to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) 2020. But engaging with Pakistani sportswomen and sharing positive messages via social media has been a hugely successful pathway...
Menstrual Hygiene in South Asia – updated Country Briefs
The menstrual hygiene (MH) snapshots series developed by WaterAid and UNICEF provides an update on MH programming in WASH in Schools in South Asia. This is the 2021 updates to the initial series from 2018. The 2018-2020 country snapshots reveal that across the region...
Save the date: Virtual Symposium on Menstrual Health and Hygiene in West and Central Africa from May 24 to 27
(Français ci-dessous )The event is organized by UNICEF, UNFPA and UNESCO within the framework of the French Muskoka partnership. This event will provide a first regional platform for all stakeholders involved in menstrual health and hygiene in West and Central Africa...
Voices from the Field: Putting ‘Making the Case for Investing in Menstrual Health & Hygiene’ Into Action
Voices from the Field: Putting ‘Making the Case for Investing in Menstrual Health & Hygiene’ Into Action Last month, Population Services International (PSI), PSI-Europe, The Case for Her, WASH United, and Simavi, in collaboration with the Global Menstrual...
“Making the Case for Investing in Menstrual Health and Hygiene” – Introducing a new standard
A comprehensive guide for why and how to invest in menstrual health and hygiene Leading global health organizations have unveiled a groundbreaking analysis outlining what donors, national governments, and the private sector need to invest to accelerate progress for...
Global Menstrual Collective
There is growing recognition of the importance of improving menstrual health and hygiene to the quality of life and well-being of people who menstruate. Yet this has not been met with a corresponding increase in the investment needed to comprehensively address...
Webinar – Scrap the Period Tax
Many low-income women and girls around the world are unable to afford menstrual products. In recent years, there has been growing advocacy momentum for the reduction or removal of taxes on menstrual products to improve affordability and advance overall gender...
Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies
"This book invites you to explore menstruation from nearly every possible angle, including dimensions that you might not yet have considered: the historical, political, embodied, cultural, religious, social, health, economic, artistic, literary and many more....
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...