The national educational curriculum focuses on practical and biological aspects of menstruation and personal hygiene rather than Menstrual Hygiene Management pointed out a WaterAid-UNICEF global report
In India, 23 million girls drop out of school early when they start menstruating and many of them end up facing acute health problems
Apart from sanitary pad vending machines Chandigarh Airport has installed incinerators to ensure proper disposal of sanitary waste
The women inmates are making 1 lakh biodegradable sanitary pads in a month and a pack of eight sanitary pads costs Rs. 20
After helping India break the silence around menstruation through HIS movie PadMan, actor Akshay Kumar is taking on a new initiative that will aim to bridge...
Manal and Lakshit from Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Pune, have joined hands to provide eco-friendly sanitary napkins to women and girls
In a bid to bust the myths and destroy the taboos associated with menstruation and make young girls aware about menstruation and menstrual hygiene, 39-year-old Geeta...
With Mission 5000, Nischay, an NGO, aims to collect 5,000 packs of sanitary napkins through donation and provide it to girls studying in government schools
Arunachal Pradesh government will adopt Information Education and Communication method to initiate open dialogues and discussions on the topic of menstrual hygiene
Blooming Beacon, a student led group devoted towards social work is trying to raise ₹8,90,000 to provide sanitary napkins to around 3,500 women and girls
A monthly stipend of ₹600 will be provided to girls between 12 to 20 years of age to purchase hygienic sanitary products
With an aim to promote safe menstrual hygiene practices, the Hyderabad airport has installed sanitary napkin vending machines in 26 of its washrooms
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
