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By Celeste Mergens Innovations that make the world a better place come in many forms. In the past decade, new technologies have emerged that provide urban populations with clean water, that enable doctors in rural areas to give patients life-saving...

Menstruation is inarguably a natural part of a woman’s health cycle, but for those who live in underserved areas, it’s their most dreaded time of the month. Due to a lack of access to sanitary products, girls are often forced to miss school and low...

WASHplus Weekly |Issue 193|May 28, 2015|Menstrual Hygiene Management| This WASHplus Weekly focuses on issues related to menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and is well-timed, as May 28 is Menstrual Hygiene Day. Menstrual Hygiene Day is meant to serve...

Students from Great Horizon Secondary School in Uganda's rural Kyakayege village pose proudly with their re-usable menstrual pads after a reproductive health presentation at their school. Credit: Amy Fallon/IPS By Amy Fallon KAMPALA, Aug 15 2014 (IPS...

And yet—there are still places in the world where women miss out on opportunities, are denied access to school and jobs, and in some cases, become a man’s property the moment her first cycle begins. For Menstrual Hygiene Day, WomensHealthMag.com looked...