Africa: Menstrual Hygiene Day - It's Time for Action

[Swenga] Today May 28, is world Menstrual Hygiene Day, it is dedicated to raising awareness and combating taboos associated with menstrual hygiene with the goal of enabling women and girls to achieve their full potential. Half of the world's population by virtue of being female will at some point in their reproductive life have periods. It's a natural and normal occurrence; the average woman menstruates for 3,000 days during her life time. That said, menstruation is still considered a taboo subject for millions of

Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 28, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news