In the most recent Policy and Advocacy Report, USCRI Policy Analyst Victoria Walker provides an overview of the need for Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in humanitarian crises.
Menstruation, commonly referred to as a period, is often stigmatized. Yet it is often one of the most important conversations for humanitarian actors, policymakers, and the global community to have. Neglecting menstrual hygiene needs can lead to grave impacts on physical and mental health, therefore worsening already critical refugee and migration situations for young women and girls.
The World Bank estimated that 500 million women around the world lack access to menstrual products and adequate facilities for menstrual health management.
