Menstrual hygiene matters is an essential resource for improving
menstrual hygiene for women and girls in lower and middle-income
countries. Nine modules and toolkits cover key aspects of
menstrual hygiene in different settings, including communities,
schools and emergencies. This comprehensive resource: - Brings
together examples of good menstrual hygiene practice from around
the world - Provides guidance on building competence and
confidence to break the silence surrounding the issue -
Encourages increased engagement in advocacy on menstrual hygiene
In her foreword, Catarina De Albuquerque, UN Special Rapporteur
on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation,
states: This resource brings together, for the first time,
accurate, straightforward, non-judgemental knowledge and
practice on menstrual hygiene programming from around the world
to encourage the development of comprehensive and context
specific approaches to menstrual hygiene. Download the complete
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