NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, MAY 28
On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day on Thursday, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani called for educating not only girls but also boys that menstruation is not a matter of shame.
Awareness generation of menstruation and menstrual hygiene is the need of the hour. Let’s ensure women’s health by promoting safe menstrual hygiene practices. #MenstrualHygieneDay #SafePeriods #SwasthaBharat #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/jwviH0shp2
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) May 28, 2020
Menstrual Hygiene Day highlights the importance of good menstrual hygiene management. It also seeks to break taboos and negative practices around menstruation like the enforced social exclusion of women and girls during their periods.
May 28 is International Day of Action for Women’s Health.
Let's raise awareness on issues pertaining to women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights.
There’s no limit to what a woman can achieve if supported by society..#ItsTimeForAction !#Womensrightsarehumanrights pic.twitter.com/Pwqdchpq4l— Dr Harsh Vardhan (Modi Ka Pariwar) (@drharshvardhan) May 28, 2020
“Affordable sanitary napkins have been made available through all Jan Aushadhi Kendras thereby ensuring #MenstrualHygiene for millions of Indian women. On #MHDay2020 let’s commit ourselves to educate not only girls but also boys that menstruation is not a matter of shame,” Irani said in a tweet.
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After distributing toys to kids of migrant workers, @jhansipolice & administration turned into #Padman for migrant women at UP-MP border Jhansi & distributed sanitary napkins#PoliceForAll#MenstrualHygiene#MigrantLivesMatter @akshaykumar @sonamakapoor @radhika_apte pic.twitter.com/4dMIV6stnN
— RAHUL SRIVASTAV (@upcoprahul) May 28, 2020
National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma said a woman’s biological cycle should never become a barrier in the way of her opportunities.
Affordable sanitary napkins have been made available through all Jan Aushadhi Kendras thereby ensuring #MenstrualHygiene for millions of Indian women. On #MHDay2020 let’s commit ourselves to educating not only girls but also boys that menstruation is not a matter of shame. https://t.co/5U0XRyARW9
— Smriti Z Irani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@smritiirani) May 28, 2020
“At times when our country is aspiring to be a superpower, it becomes more of a responsibility to pull out of gender stereotypes and strive to get our daughters to access good menstrual hygiene,” she said in a series of tweets.
A woman's biological cycle should never become a barrier in the way of her opportunities. Every woman is entitled to safe periods. Access to good menstrual hygiene is a right.#MHDay2020 #MenstrualHygieneDay pic.twitter.com/7fP0rJpPX0
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) May 28, 2020
“A woman’s biological cycle should never become a barrier in the way of her opportunities. Every woman is entitled to safe periods. Access to good menstrual hygiene is a right,” she added.
Menstrual Hygiene Day was first observed on May 28, 2014.
