“Periods don’t stop during a pandemic, but managing them safely and with dignity has become a whole lot harder,” Susanne Legena, chief executive officer of Plan International Australia, said in a statement to mark Menstrual Hygiene Day. More women in poorer countries including Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are resorting to using cloth napkins, raising the risk of bacterial infection, health workers told Plan International. That’s how bad the situation is,” she told Reuters by phone, adding that water scarcity meant women in lockdown were washing in unclean sources. “It has reversed all the gains we have made with regards to menstrual hygiene,” said Goba. Even in wealthier countries like Australia and Ireland where stigma and water supply are less of an issue, women reported price rises and shortages.

Source: bd News24 May 28, 2020 06:56 UTC