Along with the rest of the world, Menstrual Initiative Nagaland (MIN) celebrated “Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD)” Friday under 2021 theme, “action and investment in menstrual hygiene and health” by organising awareness sessions and distributing free sanitary napkins.
A press release by MIN stated that menstrual hygiene for millions of women and girls has been getting worse since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and successive lockdowns in India.
Due to poverty and lack of limited resources, MIN said the poorest sections of the women and girls of the society are unable to manage their menstruation and health, which is a fundamental human right.
MIN said this also increases discrimination, stigmas, and exclusions against women and girls.
To address these challenges and celebrate MHD 2021, MIN said Loreni Sophia from MIN interacted virtually and through social media to raise awareness on menstrual hygiene management and health among young girls and women across Nagaland.
MIN said it also distributed around 1280 packets of free sanitary pads on this special day celebrating womanhood.
The release informed that this year MIN focused on female frontline health workers, police personals, female vegetable vendors, and others who, despite their long working hours during their periods, dedicated themselves to serve their communities and provide for their families.