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World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Menstrual supplies are essential items — and not just because of coronavirus

  • The coronavirus crisis has impacted the menstrual hygiene and health of women, globally.
  • A lot of them do not even have access to ‘essential’ menstrual supplies including sanitary napkins, tampons, and pain medicines.
  • As the world observes Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, here are a few things to know about the consequences of the pandemic on those who menstruate.
The coronavirus crisis has impacted the menstrual hygiene and health of women, globally. A lot of them do not even have access to menstrual supplies as the world is either getting into a lockdown, quarantined or getting out of it to contain the spread of the infection.

As the world observes Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, here are a few things to know about the consequences of the pandemic on those who menstruate.
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