Menstrual health in East Asia and the Pacific regional progress review: Kiribati
This country profile has the objective to document the state of policy and programming to support menstrual health in Kiribati.
This country profile has the objective to document the state of policy and programming to support menstrual health in Kiribati.
This country profile has the objective to document the state of policy and programming to support menstrual health in Indonesia.
This country profile has the objective to document the state of policy and programming to support menstrual health in Micronesia.
This country profile has the objective to document the state of policy and programming to support menstrual health in Fiji. In addition, it aims to collate lessons learned and stakeholders’ insights on barriers and enablers to effective action including high-quality monitoring and evaluation.
This country profile has the objective to document the state of policy and programming to support menstrual health in Cambodia.
Menstrual health and hygiene is essential to gender equality and the well-being of women and girls. Yet across the East Asia and Pacific region, many women and girls struggle to receive sufficient information and services to support menstrual health.
Adolescents who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) are often left out of the health and social programming. This is a disproportionately large group in sub-Saharan Africa that has experienced extreme marginalisation during the pandemic.
Among Zambia’s key health and development challenges, are high rates of EUP, and disproportionately higher HIV rates among AGYW. Pregnancy among girls in school poses a challenge. CSE programmes are part of available armamentarium to improve knowledge on the risks.
This report attempts to identify existing gaps in the menstrual health and hygiene landscape in India and recommends a way forward. It is divided into two parts. Part 1 is an advisory document for all stakeholders working towards improving MHHM.
In Madagascar and many other contexts, decisions made at the higher level about family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) are often disconnected from knowledge and experience held at the local level – particularly when it comes to issues affecting youth.