Pandemic Periods Blog
According to the UNFPA,
1.3B
There are 1.3 billion women, adolescent girls, non-binary individuals, and transgender men that menstruate every month

Number of girls out of school worldwide in 2016
800M
800 million individuals are menstruating each day!

Women die from complications in pregnancy or child
500M
500 million of these people do not have the resources, time or spaces in environments that are free from stigma and shame to attain their menstrual health.

Need for contraception in sub-Saharan Africa left unmet

UNGA78 Resolutions Fail to Recognise Menstrual Health
Attaining menstrual health is not just a matter of choice, but a cornerstone of equality, dignity, and rights for all. There are approximately 1.8 billion

A Spotlight on Menstrual Health Policy in Southeast Asia & Taiwan
Menstrual health policy in Southeast Asia and Taiwan are emerging discourses in the region’s policy sector. Increased literature and scholarship on menstrual movements within the

The (Bloody) Politics of Periods
In July 2023, the first Women Deliver conference since 2019 will be held in Kigali, Rwanda. We are pleased to see that menstrual health is
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