As part of the month-long celebration of “Rashtriya Poshan Maah”, the department of Social Welfare, Peren district office, organised a district-level awareness camp for adolescent girls and women on menstrual hygiene and health at GMS Ahthibung town on September 9.
According to a DIPR report, the awareness camp was organised with an objective to provide information and education on menstrual hygiene management and prevention of menstrual-related health issues.
At the programme, MO Ahthibung Dr. Vezokholu Khamo emphasised on the need for sensitisation among adolescent girls with regard to menstruation. She pointed out that most fathers did not know about menstruation and mothers did not speak to their daughters about it. Dr. Vezokholu further said the silence surrounding menstrual hygiene was deeply ingrained in society and said there was a culture that made women remain silent about issues affecting them.
Further, she encouraged everyone to strive to change the culture of shame and stigma associated with menstruation.
Earlier, the programme was chaired by block coordinator, Ngauphutlakbo while a vote of thanks was proposed by DPO Peren I. Tsungrosongla.
