India@75

Pads and toilets for a new Swachh India

September 19, 2022

My involvement in the Swachh Bharat Mission as a champion of village toilet construction and menstrual hygiene In 2013, I visited a village in rural Madhya...

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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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Post claiming sanitary pads cause cancer is false

April 12, 2021

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There is no scientific evidence to prove that wearing sanitary pads for long periods of time causes cancer. A misleading Instagram post claims that the...

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Menstrual cups: The good and the not-so-good

November 22, 2019

Technological tools that focus on women’s health are finally getting the attention they deserve. Read how it’s empowering to use technology to create new...