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Opinion: Prioritizing Menstrual Health And Hygiene Management During Emergencies
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Opinion: Prioritizing Menstrual Health And Hygiene Management During Emergencies

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Written By: Argentina Matavel Piccin and VK Madhavan
May 28, 2021
According to experts, with closure of schools, on which many girls depended to access menstrual hygiene products, girls’ ability to manage menstruation with safety and dignity is at stake ...
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Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021: Celebrities And Netizens Join Red Dot Challenge To Raise Awareness About Menstrual Hygiene
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Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021: Celebrities And Netizens Join Red Dot Challenge To Raise Awareness About Menstrual Hygiene

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May 28, 2021
Red Dot Challenge, a social media campaign initiated by Post For Change, a non-profit organisation in partnership with UNICEF India aims to spread the message of menstrual hygiene ...
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Project Baala Provides Over 2.7 Lakh Sanitary Pads For Free To 90,000 Poor Women During The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Project Baala Provides Over 2.7 Lakh Sanitary Pads For Free To 90,000 Poor Women During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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May 28, 2021
By partnering with various state governments and non-governmental organisation, Project Baala is distributing reusable pads free-of-cost to help women and girls in the underprivileged community manage their periods in a safe and hygienic way during the ongoing pandemic ...
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Opinion: Safeguarding Menstrual Health During A Pandemic
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Opinion: Safeguarding Menstrual Health During A Pandemic

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Written By: Dipa Nag Chowdhury and Poonam Muttreja
May 28, 2021
During the COVID-19 crisis, establishing alternative methods for women and girls to access menstrual hygiene products is essential, say experts ...
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Survey Finds Women In India Had Irregular Gap In Menstrual Cycle During COVID-19
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Survey Finds Women In India Had Irregular Gap In Menstrual Cycle During COVID-19

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ANI
May 27, 2021
The sixth annual Menstrual Hygiene Survey by Everteen, a feminine hygiene brand revealed that more than 41 per cent of women experienced an unusually irregular gap in their periods ...
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WASH United came up with the idea for a global day of action for Menstrual Hygiene Management in May 2013
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Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021: Five Things To Know

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May 27, 2021
On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021, here are five things you should know ...
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Book Excerpt: ‘What’s Up With Me?' By Actor Tisca Chopra
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Book Excerpt: ‘What’s Up With Me?’ By Actor Tisca Chopra

March 22, 2021
Exclusive excerpt from ‘What’s Up With Me'  by actor, mother, film director-producer and author Tisca Chopra ...
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Women's Day 2021: Let's Talk Menstruation Say Girls In This Bihar Village
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Women’s Day 2021: Let’s Talk Menstruation Say Girls In This Bihar Village

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March 6, 2021
International Women's Day 2021: In 2016, Population Foundation of India, a Delhi based non-profit organisation, launched a campaign in Darbhanga and Nawada district of Bihar to educate young adults about reproductive and sexual health which paved the way for menstrual hygiene in the district ...
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister To Launch Free Sanitary Napkin Distribution On Women's Day
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister To Launch Free Sanitary Napkin Distribution On Women’s Day

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ANI
March 5, 2021
This year, the theme for International Women's Day 2021 is 'Choose To Challenge' ...
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Adolescent Girls In Varanasi Slums Overcome Lack Of Sanitary Pads During COVID-19 lockdown 
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Women’s Day 2021: Adolescent Girls In Varanasi Slums Overcome Lack Of Sanitary Pads During COVID-19 lockdown 

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March 4, 2021
Varanasi’s Diksha and Deepika risked their health to ensure every girl in their community has access to menstrual hygiene during the COVID-19 lockdown ...
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Women's Day Special: "I Have Never Owned Underpants, So How Could I Use A Sanitary Pad?"
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Women’s Day 2021: “I Have Never Owned Underpants, So How Could I Use A Sanitary Pad?”

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March 4, 2021
Owing to their on ground work in Uttarakhand, NGO SheWings realised that the major barrier faced by women in accessing menstrual hygiene products, is not having undergarments ...
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Here’s How France, New Zealand And Scotland Are Aiming To Eliminate Period Poverty And What Can India Do
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Here’s How France, New Zealand And Scotland Are Aiming To Eliminate Period Poverty And What Can India Do

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February 26, 2021
France and New Zealand have announced to provide sanitary products for free in school whereas Scotland has approved a Bill to make sanitary napkins accessible for free across the country ...
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