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Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene claim over 1.2 million lives annually

October 4, 2023

The countries with the highest prevalence of open defecation also bear the heaviest burden of child mortality Inadequate access to clean water, sanitation, and...

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Time to celebrate menstrual freedom

August 24, 2022

As I traveled through the villages of UP in 2019 as the head of a menstrual hygiene campaign, I witnessed the attitudes of women toward the use of pads change...

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Let’s not forget periods in the pandemic

May 21, 2021

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May 28th will mark Menstrual Hygiene Day, our second year into the pandemic As I was scrolling down the messages on a family WhatsApp group, I saw that my...

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Lessons in sanitation

April 23, 2021

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After having served as a crime reporter for a decade, I wondered how I could be of any use to the sector of sanitation, health and hygiene! It was by...