Menstrual hygiene: Key points – Menstrual hygiene management encompasses

Key points – Menstrual hygiene management encompasses access to menstrual products, soap and water, safe disposal, and period education. UNICEF and WHO define Menstrual Hygiene Management as a comprehensive approach to managing menstruation safely and with dignity. Period products evolved from buffalo skin and cloth to modern sanitary pads and tampons. Access to menstrual products … Continue reading Menstrual Hygiene – Definition, Types & Advantages [GUIDE] Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) is essential to the well-being and empowerment of women and adolescent girls. On any given day, over 800 million women worldwide are menstruating, but an estimated 500 million lack access to menstrual products and adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management (MHM). To effectively manage their menstruation, girls and women require access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, affordable and appropriate menstrual hygiene materials ... Tanzanian students learning about menstruation and puberty Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) or menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is the access to menstrual hygiene products to absorb or collect the flow of blood during menstruation, privacy to change the materials, and access to facilities to dispose of used menstrual management materials. [1] It can also include the "broader systemic factors that link menstruation with health, well-being, gender equality, education, equity, empowerment ... About the guidelines Menstrual hygiene management is an integral part of the Swachh Bharat Mission Guidelines (SBM-G). The Menstrual Hygiene Management Guideline is issued by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to support all adolescent girls and women.