Paper short abstract:

Abstract: Access to safe and dignified menstruation is a fundamental need for women and girls. Many girls are not able to manage their Menstrual Health (MH) and associated hygiene with ease and dignity which is acute for girls and women in emergencies especially during any kind of natural disaster.

Paper long abstract:

Abstract:

Access to safe and dignified menstruation is a fundamental need for women and girls. A growing evidence base from low and middle-income countries shows that many girls are not able to manage their Menstrual Health (MH) and associated hygiene with ease and dignity. This deprivation is even more acute for girls and women in emergencies especially during any kind of natural disaster. These girls and women cannot practice good menstrual health and hygiene at home, at school, at work or in other public settings, due to a combination of discriminatory social environments, inaccurate information, poor hygiene facilities. Young females were taught by the family to suppress their needs to speak about it despite it being their human rights. Gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (and climate change issues are inextricably linked. South-west coastal regions are known as climate change hotspots in Bangladesh. While climate change impacts all genders, girls and women face heightened vulnerability to the effects of climate change as their reproductive health also gets affected by poor facilities and access to other infrastructure. To procure appropriate menstrual hygiene materials for women and girls in both development and emergency contexts, it is important to understand the potential advantages and health benefit of those hygiene products in different contexts. RHM specific education will teach and develop skills of the young girls and females to better respond to their rights and build awareness and confidence