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Technical Reports and Document

Africa Symposium on Menstrual Health 2023

Menstrual health is increasingly recognized as a vital aspect of overall health and gender equality. This report summarizes key discussions and findings from the 2023 Africa Menstr...

Technical Reports and Document

Menstrual Health: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and Waste Disposal

Menstruation is a natural and essential part of reproductive health for women, girls and people who menstruate, yet it is often accompanied by various challenges and barriers that ...

Technical Reports and Document

Menstrual Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

To improve menstrual health in Africa, it is necessary to address these sociocultural barriers, promote gender equality and human rights and increase access to comprehensive SRHR s...

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Research, Monitoring and Evaluation regarding Menstrual Health

Menstrual health has gained recognition as a crucial public health issue due to continuous advocacy efforts at the local, regional, national and global levels.

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Menstrual Health: Products, Standards and Value Chain

Every month, about 1.8 billion people menstruate around the world. Yet, more than 500 million women, girls and people who menstruate lack access to necessities to manage their mens...

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Menstrual Health to Ensure No One is Left Behind with Emphasis on Persons with Disabilities

Persons with disabilities have a higher risk of experiencing a wide range of challenges such as exclusion, limited access to quality care and facilities, to education and/or to oth...

Technical Reports and Document

Menstrual Health in Humanitarian Settings (Triple Nexus)

In refugee camps and settlements, managing menstrual health is challenging due to the lack of affordable menstrual products, clean water, sanitation facilities, health services, me...

Technical Reports and Document

Menstrual Health, Human Rights and Gender-Transformative Approaches

Menstrual health touches upon a great variety of rights, including the right to health, education, work, housing, non-discrimination and gender equality, water, sanitation, freedom...

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Menstrual Health, Education and Skillbuilding

Menstruation plays a vital role in the reproductive health of individuals who were assigned female at birth. Despite being a natural and necessary biological process,the relationsh...

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