A sanitary napkin production unit was inaugurated at the Nagpur central jail in the second week of May following a joint initiative by the Maharashtra Prison Department and Tata Trust, Mumbai. The unit would engage trained women inmates for the production activity as Nagpur’s jail is the first in the state to get such a project. The project was inaugurated by DIG, …
Menstruation is a monthly cycle that occurs in girls and starts at puberty – typically between the ages of 8 and 16 and continue until menopause at about age 45-55. It lasts for about 3 to 6 days and is the regular discharge of blood and tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The typical length …
The silence and shame associated with a woman’s monthly cycle and all the taboos that become attached to her during this time have made women’s right to safe, healthy periods an especially difficult topic to address in India. This silence echoes in public policy discourses, tax laws, even science, because of which there’s very little research to understand menstrual and …
The government launched biodegradable sanitary napkins, priced at Rs 2.50 per pad, on the eve of International Women’s Day, which will be available at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendras (PMBJP). The sanitary napkins will be available in a pack of four pads for Rs 10 across over 3,200 PMBJP Kendras by May 28, 2018, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers …
There is need for a shift in the government’s policy discourse in order to prioritise menstrual health and hygiene for adolescent girls and women and it must be recognised as a major health issue By: Swati Saxena Padman: India has started talking about menstruation. Padman, a film about low cost and accessible sanitary napkins for all, had various celebrities posing …
