This includes including access to and psychological distress, political, during all phases the life course, as well as accessing and using effective appropriate health services including the resources of the menstrual cycle, free related self-care and hygiene and affordable menstrual and resources, pain relief and and support they need to from menstruation-related practices. [...] a result, menstrual experiences are not considered, To further understand the impact and be able and society often fails to address the needs of to progress, governments need to increase the women and girls. [...] increases and opportunities for women and girls When women and girls are not discriminated against due to their menstrual health needs, they can attend school for longer, and participate in the workforce more effectively, all of which are essential to increasing opportunities for economic development and independence, and in the long run reduce poverty and gender inequalities. [...] While menstrual health that schools, workplaces, and public is not a human right in and of itself, it is institutions are supportive of women intricately connected to people’s ability to and girls that menstruate, so they exercise their rights, including the rights can participate fully in education, to education, work, water, sanitation, and economic and social activities health. [...] It is crucial for governments, donors, and business to invest 3: Without water, sanitation, and in gender-responsive WASH and hygiene facilities to support menstrual menstrual health to increase women’s health, girls’ education is compromised and economic empowerment, countries’ societies will not be able to benefit from economic growth, and to create more girls’ and women’s full potential.
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