PERIOD POVERTY AFFECTS 500 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
WHAT IS PERIOD POVERTY?
Period poverty means not having affordable access to the products, information or safe facilities needed to manage menstruation with dignity. Cost is central to the term; broader menstrual-health barriers also include inadequate water, sanitation, hygiene, privacy, education and stigma.
MENSTRUAL HEALTH IN HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
Period poverty refers to the inability to afford and access menstrual products, safe water and sanitation facilities, and education and awareness to manage menstrual health.
It is not only an economic issue but a social, political, and human rights issue — one that interrupts the lives, rights, and freedoms of millions of women and girls every month.
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