Desai Foundation President Megha Desai calls on the world to renew support for menstrual hygiene efforts in India’s most vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 28, 2021, 13:08 IST
Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021: Menstruation is the most natural thing to happen to a woman s body, although it is stigmatized and associated with being a taboo
New Delhi: The year 2021 has arrived, and it is Menstrual Hygiene Day today. Every year on May 28, numerous organizations and individuals get together to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day, which is dedicated to advocating the importance of menstrual hygiene management (MHM). WASH United, a German non-profit, started this special health day in 2013. Since its inception in 2014, it has risen in popularity as a result of global voices and actions.
Menstrual Hygiene Day has two distinct goals. The first is to create awareness and improve social norms around talking about and discussing the menstrual cycle. The day s second goal is to put pressure on decision-makers to take action to improve menstrual health and hygiene.
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Manushi Chhillar roped in by Unicef to raise menstrual hygiene awareness
Menstrual Hygiene Day is marked on May 28 every year. The day is celebrate to mark the importance of menstrual hygiene, break the stigma around periods, raise awareness and change the negative mind-sets. On the occasion, former Miss World Manushi Chhillar was roped in by Unicef to raise awareness on the issue in India. Poor menstrual hygiene affects the health and wellbeing of women and especially girls, but we don t very often discuss this. The existing culture of silence, misinformation and harmful myths around menstruation denies many girls the future and opportunities that they deserve, Manushi, who is working towards awareness on menstrual hygiene in India through Project Shakti, said.
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