Bheri Municipality moves to end menstrual stigma
Summary
Bheri Municipality has held a menstrual health and hygiene conference to promote safe, dignified and discrimination-free menstruation. The event called for stronger awareness, menstrual-friendly schools and public facilities, and an end to social practices that shame girls and women.
Key Points
- Bheri Municipality organised a menstrual health and hygiene conference with local stakeholders in Jajarkot.
- The conference issued a joint declaration pledging to improve treatment of women and girls during menstruation and challenge discriminatory practices.
- Deputy Mayor Sita Jaisi urged families, schools, communities, health institutions and local governments to treat menstrual health as a collective responsibility.
- Participants called for adolescent-friendly schools, access to safe menstrual products, and better water and sanitation facilities.
