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A market-based approach to increasing access to affordable and sustainable hygiene products. Read more...
Despite all the awareness raising, menstruation still remains a taboo topic due to cultural beliefs and practices. Read more...
How can the WASH sector contribute to the larger movement on menstrual health, education and equity? Read more...
Managing leaks of blood and beyond. Read more...
Menstrual Hygiene Day, my bloody favourite day of the year. Read more...
A collaboration of experts has drawn up a new definition on menstrual health to advance advocacy and coherent action. Read more...
The deep divide between governmental health policies on menstrual hygiene and the reality on the ground during the pandemic. Read more...
Guest blogger Srilekha Chakraborty , 2020 winner of the Ton Schouten Award, shares stories from the ground on the pandemic in India. Read more...
Continue with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) activities during COVID-19 as so much still needs to be done especially for the vulnerable. Read more...
Special children's sessions on menstrual hygiene during Sanitation Conference show need for education and information on the topic. Read more...
The sanitation and hygiene challenge in Ethiopia is an important task, and daunting in scale. Read more...
Just like adolescent girls, incarcerated women - the age cohort with the highest risk of perimenopausal women - need support with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) too. Read more...
Guest blog by Kenyan menstrual hygiene management champion Daniel Karanja. Read more...
We joined hands with Amnesty International to raise awareness for global water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges amongst 10 year olds. Read more...
We have come a long way, but educating schoolgirls and women remains essential. Read more...
Checking the facts and assumptions about menstrual hygiene in developing countries. Read more...
During menstruation every woman wants to cuddle up in a warm blanket. However, women in certain rural areas in Nepal have to sleep in a cowshed during that period of the month. Read more...
Tijdens de menstruatie wil iedere vrouw wegkruipen onder een dikke deken. Vrouwen in bepaalde gebieden in Nepal worden verbannen naar de koeienstal gedurende die dagen van de maand. Read more...
IRC Uganda is now a leading member of the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Coalition in Uganda and is helping to develop MHM indicators. Read more...
It has been generally agreed that the mainstream media are the most effective channel through which to reach wide audiences with key messages. In Uganda, the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Coalition has worked closely with print and electronic media to promote Menstrual Hygiene Management. Read more...