Awareness event on menstrual health
An NGO, Kindle organised a menstrual health awareness event on Saturday at the Sabuj Sangha Club, Sodepur, Kolkata.
An NGO, Kindle organised a menstrual health awareness event on Saturday at the Sabuj Sangha Club, Sodepur, Kolkata.
Turnstone Global, a non-profit organisation, joined hands with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and undertook “Project Roshni” to create awareness among village girls and women about menstrual hygiene and to reduce the risk of different diseases relating to unhygienic practices during menstruation, particularly cervical cancer.
According to the United Nations reports on an average, every woman using sanitary pads contributes 60 kilograms of pad waste in her lifetime, generating 100,000 tons of waste annually.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday emphasised the need for creating menstrual health awareness among the women and the…