Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021: Action and Investment in Menstrual Hygiene and Health, is the theme of Menstrual Hygiene Day this year. The day is observed on May 28 as menstrual cycles average 28 days, according to the UNFPA
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Mandira Bedi, Neha Dhupia
Menstrual Hygiene Day is marked on May 28 every year. There s an interesting theory about the date. Did you know that 28 stands for the average length of a menstrual cycle, whereas 5 marks the average number of days of menstruation, hence the day is May 28. It is observed across globe to mark the importance of menstrual hygiene, break the stigma around periods, raise awareness and change the negative mindsets, which prevent girls and women from having a safe period.
Bollywood actresses Neha Dhupia and Mandira Bedi took to Instagram to share awareness videos on the day. In order to undo the stigma and negative connotations around a period, Menstrual Hygiene Day brings about an acceptance, thus encouraging young girls and women to embrace their period hygienically.
Menstrual health. (Franziska Neuhaus/ Wikimedia Comms)
World Menstrual Hygiene Day is celebrated on the 28th May, every year. The aim of this day is to change the social stigma and taboos associated with menstruation.
To create social awareness about maintaining menstrual hygiene, the WASH United, a German non-profit advocacy and education group launched Menstrual Hygiene Day in 2014.
This year’s theme for Menstrual Hygiene Day is calling for more action and investment in menstrual health and hygiene now. 30-years-old graphic designer, Orefile Malebo is taking action and making an investment in menstrual health through teaching females on social media how to make their own sanitary pads using household materials such as plastic bags, face cloth and even socks.